Holy Family of Nazareth Church, Oulu

Church in Oulu, Finland

65°2′41″N 025°27′20″E / 65.04472°N 25.45556°E / 65.04472; 25.45556LocationKoskela, OuluCountryFinlandDenominationRoman catholicWebsitehttp://perhe.katolinen.fi/Index.english.htmlHistoryStatusChurchArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Gabriel Geronzi^[1]Completed1991^[1]AdministrationDioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of HelsinkiParishParish of the Holy Family of Nazareth

The Holy Family of Nazareth Church (Finnish: Nasaretin pyhän perheen kirkko) is a Roman Catholic church in the Koskela district in Oulu.

The church building, designed by architect Gabriel Geronzi, was constructed in two phases. Pope John Paul II blessed the cornerstone of the church on his visit to Finland in 1989. The first phase of the church building was completed in 1991. The second phase was completed in 2000.^[1]

The parish of the Holy Family of Nazareth was established in 1992. It includes Northern Ostrobothnia and the Finnish Lapland and is the northernmost catholic parish of Finland.^[2]

Operating in the parish since 1989, as of 2016^[update] there are four neocatechumenal communities in the parish.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "History and Photography". Parish of the Holy Family of Nazareth. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Home". Parish of the Holy Family of Nazareth. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Neocatechumenate on our parish". Catholic Parish of Oulu. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.