The Holy Family of Nazareth Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Koskela district in Oulu.

The church building, designed by architect Gabriel Geronzi, was constructed in two phases. Pope John Paul II blessed the cornerstone of the church on his visit to Finland in 1989. The first phase of the church building was completed in 1991. The second phase was completed in 2000.

Holy Family of Nazareth Church, Oulu

The parish of the Holy Family of Nazareth was established in 1992. It includes Northern Ostrobothnia and the Finnish Lapland and is the northernmost catholic parish of Finland.

Holy Family of Nazareth Church, Oulu

Operating in the parish since 1989, there are four neocatechumenal communities in the parish.

Holy Family of Nazareth Church, Oulu

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Churches in Oulu

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1991

Catholic Church in Finland

1991 establishments in Finland

Neocatechumenal Way

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Finland