Holy Trinity Cathedral (New Westminster)

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Holy Trinity Cathedral (New Westminster)
49°12′16″N122°54′28″W / 49.2045°N 122.9078°W / 49.2045; -122.9078
Location514 Carnarvon Street,
New Westminster, British Columbia
CountryCanada
Denomination Anglican Church of Canada
Website holytrinitycathedral.ca
History
Status Parish church
Founded1859 (1859)
Dedication Trinity
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) George W. Grant
Groundbreaking 1899
Completed1902
Administration
Province British Columbia
Diocese New Westminster
Parish Holy Trinity
Clergy
Rector Rev. Stephanie Shepard
Laity
Director of music Kyumin Lee

Holy Trinity Cathedral is a cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster in New Westminster, British Columbia. The parish was established in 1859, with its current building completed in 1902. It is the second-oldest parish in the Diocese of New Westminster by six months, the oldest being Saint John's Maple Ridge.

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History

The parish of Holy Trinity Cathedral was established in 1859. In 1892, the cathedral was named as the first cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster. In 1860 a wood-frame church was constructed on the current site. This church was destroyed by fire in 1865. A second church, built of stone, was built in 1867 and occupied roughly the same architectural footprint as the current building. This second church was the first to bear the title of 'Cathedral' and was destroyed in the 1898 fire that swept through what is now downtown New Westminster. The current building for Holy Trinity Cathedral was built from 1899 to 1902. [1]

Holy Trinity has housed the regimental chapel for The Royal Westminster Regiment for 150 years. Prior to that time, the officers of the Royal Engineers attend Holy Trinity; enlisted men attended St. Mary the Virgin.

In 1929, the Archbishop of New Westminster formally named Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver as the cathedral church of the diocese. [2] Although Holy Trinity was no longer the cathedral church of the diocese, it was permitted to retain the word cathedral in its name.

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References

  1. "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca".
  2. Cathedral web-site

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