Holy Cross Church, Tampere

Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Church
Pyhän ristin kirkko; Heliga korsets kyrka
	61°29′56″N 23°44′43″E / 61.498820°N 23.745297°E
Location	Tampere
Country	Finland
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The Holy Cross Church^[1] (Finnish: Pyhän ristin kirkko, Swedish: Heliga korsets kyrka) is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Tampere,^[2] Finland.^[3] It offers religious services as the Mass in different languages (Finnish, Polish and English) in order to meet the different nationalities that make up the congregation.

The Catholic parish of Tampere was formally established on September 3, 1957. Masses were held for the first time in Hotel Tammer, later in Emmaus.

The congregation got its own church on November 22, 1969, being dedicated to the Holy Cross, and blessed with a parish hall, a presbytery, and other venues.

References

^ katolinen.fi
^ Publishers, Nagel (1980-01-01). Finland. Nagel. ISBN 978-2-8263-0528-6.
^ "Sivusto, joka yhdistää Suomen katolilaiset". Katolinen.net. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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[1] tolinen.fi

[2] Publishers, Nagel (1980-01-01). Finland. Nagel. ISBN 978-2-8263-0528-6.

[3] "Sivusto, joka yhdistää Suomen katolilaiset". Katolinen.net. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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