Bishops around the world are issuing Christmas messages. On this page we bring together messages from Anglican Primates and a selection of other significant messages.

Christmas Messages from Anglican Primates

• The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishops Fereimi Cama, Don Tamihere and Philip Richardson
    
    
• Anglican Church of Australia
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishop Geoffrey Smith, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia and Archbishop of Adelaide
    
    
• Anglican Church of Canada
  
  
  • An ecumenical Christmas Message from the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and The Anglican Church of Canada
    
    
    
• Church of England
  
  
  • The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion
    
    
  • The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas letter to ecumenical leaders and churches around the world
    
    
  • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Francis and Church of Scotland Moderator Martin Fair’s joint Christmas Letter to the political leaders of South Sudan
    
    
• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from the Primate of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Archbishop of Hong Kong and Bishop of Hong Kong Island
    
    
    
• Church of Ireland
  
  
  • A Joint Christmas Message from the Roman Catholic and Anglican Primates of Ireland, Archbishops Eamon Martin and John McDowell
    
    
  • A pastoral letter from the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin, John McDowell and Michael Jackson, and the Church of Ireland's Bishops
    
    
    
• Nippon Sei Ko Kai
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishop Luke Kenichi Muto, Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and Bishop of Kyushu
    
    
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• Anglican Church of Melanesia
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishop Leonard Dawea, Primate of the Anglican Church of Melanesia and Bishop of Central Melanesia
    
    
    
• The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)
  
  
  • A Christmas Message in Burmese from Archbishop Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon
    
    
    
• Scottish Episcopal Church
  
  
  • The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop Mark Strange, joins ecumenical colleagues from the Scottish Church Leaders Forum to deliver a joint Christmas Message
    
    
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• The Church of South India (united)
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Moderator Dharmaraj Rasalam and the Deputy Moderator, General Secretary and Honorary Treasurer of the CSI
    
    
    
• Episcopal Church of South Sudan
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, Primates of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
    
    
    
• Anglican Church of Uganda
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba, Primate of the Anglican Church of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala
    
    
    
• The Episcopal Church
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Primate of the US-based Episcopal Church
    
    
    
• The Church in Wales
  
  
  • A Christmas Message from Archbishop John Davies, Primate of the Church in Wales and Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
    
    
    

Other Significant Christmas Messages

• The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem
  
  
  • The Christmas Message of the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem, an ecumenical group which includes the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Suheil Dawani, and the Anglican Co-adjutor Bishop of Jerusalem, Hosam Naoum