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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Oulu (, ), is an
Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...
cathedral in
Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...
,
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. 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 The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three ...
. In 1980, the Oulu Diocese of the
Orthodox Church of Finland The Orthodox Church in Finland (; ) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church ...
was created and the church was consecrated as a cathedral.


See also

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List of cathedrals in Finland This is the list of cathedrals in Finland sorted by christian denomination, denomination. Lutheran Cathedrals of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland: * Espoo Cathedral in Espoo * Helsinki Cathedral in Helsinki * Kuopio Cathedral in Kuopio ...
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Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio St. Nicholas Cathedral (; ; ) is the main church of the Kuopio Orthodox Parish in Väinölänniemi, Kuopio, Finland, and also the seat of the Orthodox Diocese of Karelia. The church was completed in 1903 and is dedicated to the memory of Saint Ni ...
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Uspenski Cathedral Uspenski Cathedral (, ) is a Eastern Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name ...


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* {{Commons category-inline, Holy Trinity Cathedral (Oulu) Churches completed in 1957 Churches in Oulu Finnish Orthodox cathedrals Hollihaka