New bishop discusses challenges, opportunities for Church in Finland
October 13, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: On September 29, Pope Francis appointed a Spanish Opus Dei missionary priest as the new bishop of Helsinki; the diocese covers all of Finland.
In an interview, Father Raimo Goyarrola, formerly the diocese’s vicar general, discusses the Church in Finland, where 29 priests minister to 30,000 Catholics in a country that is about the size of Montana. 25 Orthodox and Lutheran churches permit Catholic priests to celebrate Mass on site.
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