St. Henry's Cathedral

The St. Henrik 's Cathedral is the Episcopal Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

The church is situated in the district Ullanlinna. It was built 1858-1860 in neo-Gothic brick style, and is the work of architect Ernst Bernhard Lohrmann, Prussian building inspector and in 1841 located in Finland. Consecrated it is the hl. Henry of Uppsala, the first bishop of Finland. Be found on the facade statues of saints Henry, Peter and Paul, also the coat of arms of the first Apostolic Vicar John Michael Buckx. 2010 had to be set up again the danger of collapsing roof, which was funded by the Finnish heritage authority Museovirasto, donations and the German Bonifatiuswerk.

The interior was completely redesigned in 1981 under the architect Olof Hansson and shows up in modern - white sober elegance.

The church has relics of St. Cyprian, Olaf and Birgitta.

Choir and organ

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