sv, Heliga Treenighetens katedral
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Oulu
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Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
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Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
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, former name = Holy Trinity Church
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, bishop =
Elia, Metropolitan of Oulu
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, functional status = Active
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, architect = Mikko Huhtela
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Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
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Oulu
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Oulu ( fi, Pyhän Kolminaisuuden katedraali, sv, Heliga Treenighetens katedral), is an
Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
cathedral in
Oulu,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The church is located in the
Hollihaka district about one kilometre south of the city centre.
The church building was designed by architect Mikko Huhtela and was completed in 1957. The church was consecrated in October 1958 and dedicated to the
Holy Trinity. In 1980 the
Oulu Diocese of the
Orthodox Church of Finland was created and the church was consecrated as a cathedral.
See also
*
List of cathedrals in Finland
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Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio
sv, Helige Nikolaus katedralrussian: Никольский собор
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, image = File:P.Nikolaos katedraali.jpg
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, location = Väinölänniemi, Kuopio
, coun ...
**
Uspenski Cathedral
russian: Успенский собор sv, Uspenskijkatedralen
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, image = File:Catedral Uspenski, Helsinki, Finlandia, 2012-08-14, DD 03.JPG
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, location = Helsi ...
References
External links
* {{Commons category-inline, Holy Trinity Cathedral (Oulu)
Churches completed in 1957
Churches in Oulu
Finnish Orthodox cathedrals
Hollihaka