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Church in Quebec, Canada
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, viewed from rue des Jardins
46°48′46″N 71°12′24″W / 46.8128°N 71.2066°W / 46.8128; -71.2066
Location31, rue des Jardins
Quebec City, Quebec
G1R 4L6
CountryCanada
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.cathedral.ca
History
StatusActive
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated1804
Architecture
Architect(s)Major William Robe and Captain William Hall
Architectural typePalladian
Years built1800-1804
Specifications
Bells8
Tenor bell weight840 kg (1852 lbs)
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1989
Patrimoine culturel du Québec
TypeHistoric monument
Designated1989
Administration
ProvinceCanada
DioceseQuebec
ParishParish of Quebec, Paroisse de Tous les Saints
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Rev Bruce Myers OGS
DeanThe Very Rev'd Christian Schreiner
Laity
Organist(s)Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
Churchwarden(s)Kevin Fleming, People's Warden
Aimee Dawson, Rector's Warden

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (French: Sainte-Trinité) is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. It is home to two parishes: the Parish of Quebec and la Paroisse de Tous les Saints. It stands on the western side of Quebec City's Place d'Armes.

When it was formed the Diocese of Quebec covered both Upper and Lower Canada. Today, its territory covers 720,000 km in the central and eastern parts of the province of Quebec but does not include the area around Montreal. It has 7,817 Anglicans on the parish rolls in 93 congregations. The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989 and plaqued in 1993. It has also been designated under provincial heritage legislation.

History

View of the Anglican cathedral from Ursulines of Quebec, 1830

The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793. Its first bishop, Dr. Jacob Mountain, gave his early attention to the erection of a cathedral. The completed building, designed by military officers William Robe and William Hall, was built between 1800 and 1804. It was consecrated on August 28, 1804, becoming the first Anglican cathedral to be built outside of the British Isles.

In 1859-1860 William Carter served as the cathedral's organist, and staged what was then the largest Handel Festival ever presented in Canada in April 1859.

Design

Designed in the neoclassic Palladian style, the cathedral was modeled after the St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London, and the Marylebone Chapel (now known as St Peter, Vere Street). King George III paid for the construction of the cathedral, and provided a folio Bible, communion silverware, and large prayer books to be used for worship.

The bell-tower is home to eight bells founded by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1830, which are the oldest change-ringing peal in Canada. Due to deterioration, they were brought down in 2006, sent to Whitechapel in London for retuning, and reinstalled in April 2007.

Burials

Gallery

  • Interior Interior

References

  1. "Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral".
  2. Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  3. Cathédrale Holy Trinity. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. Jeanne Rizzo, Florence Hayes, Nancy McGregor (December 11, 2013). "Carter, William". The Canadian Encyclopedia.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Media related to Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral (Quebec City) at Wikimedia Commons

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