Diocese of Helsinki (Catholic)
DIOCESE OF HELSINKI (Dioecesis Helsinkiensis)
Country: Finland
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Established: 1920 as Apostolic Vicariate of Finland
elevated to Diocese of Helsinki 1955
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Origin/meaning
The arms show the heartformy Cross taken from from the Seal of the Chapter of the Chatedral of Åbo/Turku from 1507. The colours are those of Finland.
Arms of Apostolic Vicars
Henri Michel Jean Buckx (1923-1933)
Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben (1933-1955)
Arms of Bishops
Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben (1955-1967)
Paul Verschuren (1967-1998)
Józef Wróbel (2001-2008)
Teemu Sippo (2009-2019)
Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda (2023-present)
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