Location Koskela, Oulu Denomination Roman catholic Architect(s) Gabriel Geronzi Phone +358 8 347834 | Country Finland Functional status Active Opened 1991 Status Church | |
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Address Liisantie 2, 90560 Oulu, Finland Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki Similar St Bridget and Blessed, St Henry's Cathedral, Saint Joseph's Church - K, Holy Trinity Cathedral of Oulu, Lakeuden Risti Church | ||
The Holy Family of Nazareth Church 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.
The parish of the Holy Family of Nazareth was established in 1992. It includes Northern Ostrobothnia and the Finnish Lapland and is the northern most catholic parish of Finland.
Operating in the parish since 1989, as of 2016 there are four neocatechumenal communities in the parish.
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