Location Helsinki Denomination Roman Catholic Dedication St Henry of Uppsala] Opened 1860 Bishop Teemu Sippo | Country Finland Website henrik.katolinen.fi Consecrated 1904 Phone +358 9 637853 Architect Ernst Lohrmann | |
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Address Pyhän Henrikin aukio 1 A, 00140 Helsinki, Finland Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki Architectural type Gothic Revival architecture Similar German Church, St Bridget and Blessed, Holy Trinity Church - Helsinki, Mikael Agricola Church, Holy Family of Nazareth Profiles | ||
St. Henry's Cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, is dedicated to Henry, Bishop of Uppsala. It was constructed between 1858–1860, primarily to serve Russian Catholics in the army, as well as Catholic merchants. Although it was finished in 1860, it was not consecrated until 1904. It became the Cathedral Church of Helsinki in 1955. The architecture of the church is Gothic Revival with statues of Saint Henry, Saint Peter and Saint Paul decorating the exterior.
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