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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Quebec)

Coordinates: 46°48′46″N 71°12′24″W / 46.8128°N 71.2066°W / 46.8128; -71.2066
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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
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LocationQuebec City, Quebec
CountryCanada
DenominationAnglican Church of Canada
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)
Official nameHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1989
TypeHistoric monument
Designated1989
Administration
ProvinceCanada
DioceseQuebec
ParishParish of Quebec, Paroisse de Tous les Saints
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt. Rev Dennis Drainville
DeanThe Very Rev'd Christian Schreiner
Laity
Director of musicBéatrice Cadrin
Organist(s)Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
Churchwarden(s)Kevin Fleming, People's Warden
Peter Clibbon, Rector's Warden

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (French: Cathédrale Holy Trinity) is the cathedral of the Diocese of Quebec, and home to two parishes: the Parish of Quebec and la Paroisse de Tous les Saints. The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793 and its first bishop, Dr. Jacob Mountain, gave his early attention to the erection of a cathedral. The completed building was consecrated on August 28, 1804. It was the first Anglican cathedral to be built outside of the British Isles.

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 St.). 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 8 bells, founded by Whitechapel in 1830, and 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.

Interior of the Cathedral

When it was formed the Diocese of Quebec covered both Upper and Lower Canada. Today, its territory covers 720,000 km2. 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.[1][2] It has also been designated under provincial heritage legislation.[3]


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References

  1. ^ http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0691&oqeName=Holy+Trinity+Anglican+Cathedral&oqfName=Cath%E9drale+anglicane+Holy+Trinity 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.

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