Holy Family of Nazareth Church, Oulu explained

Holy Family of Nazareth Church
Other Name:Catholic Church of Oulu
Coordinates:65.0447°N 25.4556°W
Location:Koskela, Oulu
Country:Finland
Denomination:Roman catholic
Status:Church
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Gabriel Geronzi
Completed Date:1991
Parish:Parish of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki
Website:http://perhe.katolinen.fi/Index.english.html

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.

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.

Operating in the parish since 1989, there are four neocatechumenal communities in the parish.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neocatechumenate on our parish . Catholic Parish of Oulu . June 10, 2016 . August 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825191445/http://perhe.katolinen.fi/Neocatechumenate.html . live .