Roman Catholicism In Finland
The Catholic Church in Finland is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
Finland has the lowest proportion of Roman Catholics in all of Europe, about 9,000 people. The overwhelming majority are foreign-born, particularly Polish. About half of the priests are Polish. As of 2007 there are only two Finland-born priests, and only one of them works in Finland. The Bishop of Helsinki is Mgr. Teemu Sippo, appointed on June 16, 2009. He is the first Finn to serve as a Catholic bishop for over 500 years.
Due to the tiny number of Catholics in Finland, the whole country forms a single diocese, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki.
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