Saint Joseph's Church, Kuopio
Saint Joseph's Church | |
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Pyhän Joosefin kirkko | |
Location | Männistö, Kuopio |
Country | Finland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Saint Joseph's Church[1] (Finnish: Pyhän Joosefin kirkko) It is a religious building located in Kuopio, a town in Finland, which is affiliated with the Catholic Church and was dedicated to St. Joseph.[2]
The church was originally built as a Lutheran church. It was built between 1912 and 1913. The chapel was inaugurated as a church in 1945 when the clock tower was acquired. The church was modified in the 1960s and more recently in 2002, when they returned to make some changes.
The Männistö Lutheran parish approved the sale to the Catholic Church in June 2013. The building was consecrated as a Catholic church, on May 3, 2014.[3]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Finland
- St. Henry's Cathedral
References[]
- ^ katolinen.fi
- ^ "Männistön vanha kirkko siirtyy katoliselle kirkolle Kuopiossa". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Mikkonen, Juha. "Männistön vanha kirkko vihittiin Pyhän Joosefin kirkoksi". savonsanomat.fi – Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved March 15, 2016.
Coordinates: 62°54′04″N 27°42′22″E / 62.9011°N 27.7061°E
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Kuopio
- Churches completed in 1912
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 2014
- 21st-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Finland
- 20th-century churches in Finland
- European church stubs
- Finnish religious building and structure stubs