Diocese of

Helsinki

Finland Finland, Åland Islands Åland Islands

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Helsinki / Helsinkien(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Rehbinderintie 21, FIN-00150 Helsinki, Suomi, Finland

Phone: (09)6877-460

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.09.29 – ...):Bishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei (56)Bishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei (56)

Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

Ordinaries

Bishops of Helsinki (Roman Rite)

Bishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei (56)Bishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei (56)
(2023.09.29 – ...)

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland)
Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

Servite Domino in lætitia

Born:1969.07.20 (Bilbao, Spain)
Ordained Priest:2002.09.01
Consecrated Bishop:2023.11.25

Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) (2002.09.01 – 2023.09.29)

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland) (2023.09.29 – ...)

Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (2024.09.11 – ...)

Bishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I. (78)Bishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I. (78)
(2009.06.16 – 2019.05.20)

Bishop emeritus of Helsinki (Finland)

Christus fons vitæ

Born:1947.05.20 (Lahti, Finland)
Ordained Priest:1977.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:2009.09.05

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland) (2009.06.16 – 2019.05.20)

Bishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. (73)Bishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. (73)
(2000.11.30 – 2008.06.28)

Titular Bishop of Suas
Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

Omnia mea tua sunt

Born:1952.10.18 (Bestwina, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1980.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:2001.01.27

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland) (2000.11.30 – 2008.06.28)

Titular Bishop of Suas (2008.06.28 – ...)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland) (2008.06.28 – ...)

Bishop Paul Verschuren, S.C.I.
(1967.06.29 – 1998.09.18)

In Christo omnes

Born:1925.03.26 (Breda, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1950.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1964.08.16
Died:2000.02.19 (Helsinki, Finland † 74)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ Sirenses (1964.04.21 – 1967.06.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Helsinki (Finland) (1964.04.21 – 1967.06.29)

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland) (1967.06.29 – 1998.09.18)

President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (1973 – 1978)

President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (1986 – 1998)

Bishop Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I.
(1955.02.25 – 1967.06.29)

In cruce salus

Born:1897.06.29 (Sittard, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1924.04.19
Consecrated Bishop:1934.03.19
Died:1985.01.27 (Sittard, Netherlands † 87)

Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palæstina (1933.12.19 – 1955.02.25)

Vicar Apostolic of Finland (Finland) (1933.12.19 – 1955.02.25)

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland) (1955.02.25 – 1967.06.29)

Titular Bishop of Tamagrista (1967.06.29 – 1976.09.18)

Vicars Apostolic of Finland (Roman Rite)

Bishop Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I.
(1933.12.19 – 1955.02.25)

(see above)

Bishop Johannes Michael Buckx, S.C.I.
(1923.05.23 – 1933.07.26)

Born:1881.08.06 (Born, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1906.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:1923.08.15
Died:1946.09.22 (Sittard, Netherlands † 65)

Apostolic Administrator of Finland (Finland) (1921.03.20 – 1923.05.23)

Vicar Apostolic of Finland (Finland) (1923.05.23 – 1933.07.26)

Titular Bishop of Doliche (1923.05.23 – 1946.09.22)

Fr. Johannes Michael Buckx, S.C.I. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1921.03.20 – 1923.05.23)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (20)

Stockholm (↙), Tromsø (↑), Mother of God at Moscow (→), Talinn (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 338,145 km²

Population: 16,743 Catholics (0.3% of 5,566,812 total)

Pastoral Centres: 8 parishes

Personnel: 28 priests (20 diocesan, 8 religious), 30 religious (8 brothers, 22 sisters), 10 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Seminarians

Last updated on 2026.01.23

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