Johannes Buchs ( Dutch Johannes Buckx , August 6, 1881 , Born , Holland - September 22, 1946 , Helsinki , Finland ) - Catholic Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Finland (today - the Diocese of Helsinki ).
| Johannes Buckx | ||
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| Johannes Books | ||
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| August 15, 1923 - June 26, 1933 | ||
| Church | Catholic Church | |
| Predecessor | diocese established | |
| Successor | Willem Cobben | |
| Original name at birth | Johannes Michael Buckx | |
| Birth | August 6, 1881 Born , Holland | |
| Death | September 22, 1946 (65 years old) Helsinki , Finland | |
| Holy Order | June 9, 1906 | |
| Episcopal consecration | August 15, 1923 | |
Biography
After graduating from high school, he studied theology in a monastery of the congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . June 9, 1906 was ordained a priest .
March 20, 1921 was appointed the ordinar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Finland. At the beginning of 1923 he was appointed Pope Pius XI titular bishop of Dolichi and the apostolic vicar of Finland. On August 15, 1923, he was ordained bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Finland, whose functions he performed until July 26, 1933.
Johannes Books died on September 22, 1946 in Helsinki.
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| Predecessor: | Diocese of Helsinki August 15, 1923 - June 26, 1933 | Successor: Willem Cobben |