Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Quebec)
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox church
|denomination=Anglican
|name=Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
|image=Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Quebec).jpg
|caption=Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, viewed from rue des Jardins
| country = Canada
|location = 31, rue des Jardins
Quebec City, Quebec
G1R 4L6
| website=[http://www.cathedral.ca www.cathedral.ca]
|coordinates={{coord|46.8128|-71.2066|type:landmark_region:CA-QC|display=title,inline}}
|dedication=Holy Trinity
| consecrated date = 1804
| status = Active
| heritage designation =
| designated date =
| architect = Major William Robe and Captain William Hall
| architectural type = Palladian
| years built = 1800-1804
| bells = 8
| bell weight = 840 kg (1852 lbs)
{{Designation list
| embed = yes
| designation1 = Canada
| designation1_offname = Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
| designation1_date = 1989
| designation2 = Quebec
| designation2_type = Historic monument
| designation2_date = 1989
}}
|parish= Parish of Quebec, Paroisse de Tous les Saints
|diocese=Quebec
| province = Canada
| bishop = Rt Rev Bruce Myers OGS
| dean=The Very Rev'd Christian Schreiner
|organist=Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
| warden = Kevin Fleming, People's Warden
Aimee Dawson, Rector's Warden
}}
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity ({{langx|fr|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 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.{{Cite web |title=Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0691&oqeName=Holy+Trinity+Anglican+Cathedral&oqfName=Cath%E9drale+anglicane+Holy+Trinity |url-status=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}{{CRHP|7323|Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada|2011-09-07}} It has also been designated under provincial heritage legislation.{{CRHP|13336|Cathédrale Holy Trinity|2011-09-07}}
History
File:The English Church from the Ursuline Convent.jpg, 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.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/william-carter-emc|title=Carter, William|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|author=Jeanne Rizzo, Florence Hayes, Nancy McGregor|date=December 11, 2013}}
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
- Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond (1764–1819)
- Jacob Mountain, 1st Anglican bishop in Canada (1749–1825), responsible for the building of the cathedral
Gallery
File:Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec city, Canada 001.jpg|Interior
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral (Quebec City)}}
- [http://www.cathedral.ca/ Cathedral of the Holy Trinity] Official site
- [http://quebec.anglican.org/ Diocese of Quebec]
- [https://archive.today/20130131032540/http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/en/churches-chapels-and-religious-institutions-detail.php?no_batiment=40/ Corporation du patrimoine et du tourisme religieux de Québec]
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Category:Churches in Quebec City
Category:Anglican church buildings in Quebec
Category:National Historic Sites in Quebec
Category:Anglican cathedrals in Quebec
Category:Churches completed in 1804
Category:Palladian Revival architecture in Canada
Category:19th-century Anglican church buildings in Canada
Category:1804 establishments in Canada
Category:Quebec Anglophone culture in Quebec City
Category:History of Anglicanism
Category:Heritage buildings of Quebec
Category:Churches on the National Historic Sites of Canada register