The Most Reverend

Raimo Goyarrola

Opus Dei
Bishop of Helsinki
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki
Appointed29 September 2023
PredecessorTeemu Sippo
Orders
Ordination1 September 2002
Consecration25 November 2023
by Anders Arborelius
Personal details
Born
Ramón Goyarrola Belda

(1969-07-20) 20 July 1969
Bilbao, Spain
NationalitySpanish
MottoServite Dómino in lætitia (Serve the Lord with gladness)
Coat of armsRaimo Goyarrola's coat of arms
Styles of
Raimo Goyarrola
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Raimo Goyarrola Belda (born 20 July 1969) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as Bishop of Helsinki since September 2023. He is incardinated in the Prelature of Opus Dei.[1]

Early life and education

Ramón Goyarrola Belda was born in Bilbao on 20 July 1969. At the age of eighteen, he requested admission to the personal prelature of Opus Dei (1987). After graduating in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Navarra in 1992, and in Philosophy and Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in 2002, he obtained a doctorate in Dogmatic Theology.[2]

Ministry

On 1 September 2002 Goyarrola was ordained a priest, incardinating himself in the Opus Dei prelature. In 2006 he moved to Helsinki, Finland where he began his pastoral work as chaplain at the Tavasttähti student residence and as University Pastoral Assistant in Helsinki. He later assumed various pastoral positions: university chaplain at the Helsinki Commercial College, religion teacher at several public schools in Helsinki, military chaplain, representative of the Diocese of Helsinki at the Ecumenical Council of Churches of Finland, where he was a member of the Ethics Committee and of the executive board.[3][4]

In September 2011, Goyarrola became Vicar General of the Diocese of Helsinki.[5] In addition, he is a member of the College of Consultors,[6] of the Council of Priests[7] and of the Diocesan Liturgy Commission, as well as a postulator of the cause of canonization of Blessed Bishop Hemming[8] and moderator of the Brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament.[9]

On September 29, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Goyarrola bishop of Helsinki.[1][4]

On November 25, 2023, he was consecrated by Anders Cardinal Arborelius. His episcopal consecration took place at St. John's Church in Helsinki, which is a Lutheran church.

References

  1. 1 2 "Renuncias y nombramientos, Nombramiento del Obispo de Helsinki (Finlandia)". Vatican City: Boletín de la Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ↑ C., J. (2023-09-29). "Un vasco del Opus Dei será el nuevo obispo de Helsinki: una diócesis pequeña en continuo crecimiento". Madrid: Religión en Libertad. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ↑ Redacción (2023-09-29). "Raimo Goyarrola, nuevo obispo de Helsinki: este es el vasco del Opus Dei que pastoreará a los 14.000 católicos de Finlandia". Madrid: Vida Nueva. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. 1 2 "Nomina del Vescovo di Helsinki (Finlandia)". vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ↑ Redacción (2017-01-18). ""Que la Iglesia luterana de Finlandia acepte el ministerio petrino no está lejos de ser realidad"". Madrid: Religión en Libertad. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  6. ↑ "Isä Marco Pasinato hiippakunnan asiainhoitajaksi" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Katolinen kirkko Suomessa. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Pappienneuvosto uudistui" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Katolinen kirkko Suomessa. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  8. ↑ Redacción (2017-03-06). "El Papa bromea con el vicario de Helsinki: "¿Rezas por mí a favor o en contra?"". Madrid: Religión Confidencial. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Yhdistykset, järjestöt, ryhmät (Föreningar, samfund, grupper; Societies, Organizations, Groups)" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Katolinen kirkko Suomessa. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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