Holy_Trinity_Cathedral,_Port_of_Spain
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of Spain
Church in Trinidad and Tobago
Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Holy Trinity Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Denomination | Anglican Communion |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Philip Reinagle |
| Style | Mainly Gothic Revival architecture |
| Administration | |
| Province | Church in the Province of the West Indies |
| Diocese | Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Claude Berkley |
| Dean | Dr. Shelley-Ann Tenia[1] |
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Trinidad was invaded by the British in 1797. The population of the island was 17,643. The corner stone of the church was laid in 1816.[2] It was consecrated in 1823.
The design, which has a strong neo-Gothic element, is credited to Philip Reinagle (son of the painter of the same name).
There is a hammerbeam roof. The organ is by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, a British firm.
- Front view
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From 1824 until 1872 Trinidad was administered by the Bishop of Barbados. The Anglican Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago was set up in 1872. In 1908, an anonymous gift of a site in Port of Spain enabled construction to begin on Hayes Court, a house for the bishop.
The current dean and rector is the Very Reverend Dr. Shelley-Ann Tenia.[1] She previously served as a rector in Curepe.
- "TT's first female Anglican dean and rector at Holy Trinity Cathedral". Newsday.co.tt. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- Mother Church, TT Archived 2015-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
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