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Diocese of Helsinki
Dioecesis Helsinkiensis
Helsingin hiippakunta (Finnish) Helsingfors stift (Swedish)
1920 Established as Vicariate Apostolic of Finland; 1955 Erected as Diocese of Helsinki
Cathedral
St. Henry's Cathedral
Secular priests
30
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Raimo Goyarrola
Map
The diocese of Helsinki comprises the entirety of the Republic of Finland. Helsinki is marked as a red dot.
Website
katolinen.fi
The Diocese of Helsinki (Latin: Dioecesis Helsinkiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church based in Helsinki, which comprises the whole of Finland. The diocese is divided into eight parishes. As of 2018, there are 15,000 registered and 10,000 unregistered Catholics living in Finland. There are more than 6,000 Catholic families in the country; 50 percent are Finnish and 50 percent are of international origin.
Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Spain was chosen by Pope Francis to lead the diocese in September 2023.[2] The bishopric was vacant from May 2019 when Bishop Teemu Sippo resigned due to poor health.[3]
^"Katolinen.net".
^"Renuncias y nombramientos, Nombramiento del Obispo de Helsinki (Finlandia)". Vatican City: Boletín de la Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^"Resignations and Appointments, 20.05.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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