Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
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Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada
in Quebec City
, Quebec
, Canada
. 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. 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.
When it was formed the Diocese of Quebec covered both Upper and Lower Canada. Today, its territory covers 720,000 sq. 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 Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989 and plaqued in 1993. It has also been designated under provincial heritage legislation.
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793 and its first bishop, Dr. Jacob Mountain
Jacob Mountain
Jacob Mountain was an English churchman who became the first Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Biography:The third son of Jacob Mountain of Thwaite Hall, Norfolk, by Ann, daughter of Jehoshaphat Postle of Wymondham, he was born at Thwaite Hall on 30 December 1749, and educated at Caius College,...
, 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
St Martin-in-the-Fields
St Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. Its patron is Saint Martin of Tours.-Roman era:Excavations at the site in 2006 led to the discovery of a grave dated about 410...
Church in Trafalgar Square, London. 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.
When it was formed the Diocese of Quebec covered both Upper and Lower Canada. Today, its territory covers 720,000 sq. 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 Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989 and plaqued in 1993. It has also been designated under provincial heritage legislation.