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

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

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  Henri Michel Jean Buckx (1923-1933)

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  Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben (1933-1955)

Arms of Bishops

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  Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben (1955-1967)

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  Paul Verschuren (1967-1998)

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  Józef Wróbel (2001-2008)

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  Teemu Sippo (2009-2019-)

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