The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity () is the cathedral of the

Anglican Diocese of Quebec The Anglican Diocese of Quebec was founded by Letters Patent in 1793 and is a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, in turn a province of the Anglican Communion. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as ...

. It is home to two parishes: the Parish of Quebec and la Paroisse de Tous les Saints. It stands on the western side of

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. 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

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in 1989 and plaqued in 1993. It has also been designated under provincial heritage legislation.

History

The English Church from the Ursuline Convent

The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793. Its first bishop, Dr.

Jacob Mountain Jacob Mountain (1 December 1749 – 16 June 1825) was an English priest who was appointed the first Anglican Bishop of Quebec. He served also on both the Legislative Council of Lower Canada and the Legislative Council of Upper Canada. Biography ...

, gave his early attention to the erection of a cathedral. The completed building, designed by military officers

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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 Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...

, the cathedral was modeled after the

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Church in Trafalgar Square, London, and the Marylebone Chapel (now known as

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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

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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 General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Aubigny, (9 December 176428 August 1819) was a British peer, soldier, politician and Governor-General of British North America. Background Richmond was born to Gene ...

(1764–1819) *

, 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

External links

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Official site
Diocese of QuebecCorporation du patrimoine et du tourisme religieux de Québec
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Trinity Churches in Quebec City Anglican church buildings in Quebec National Historic Sites in Quebec Anglican cathedrals in Quebec Churches completed in 1804 Palladian Revival architecture in Canada 19th-century Anglican church buildings in Canada 1804 establishments in Canada Quebec Anglophone culture in Quebec City History of Anglicanism Heritage buildings of Quebec Churches on the National Historic Sites of Canada register Old Quebec