Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland, Oregon)

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Trinity Cathedral
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Northern entrance featuring the bell tower at the intersection of 19th and Everett streets
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45°31′28.41″N122°41′27.66″W / 45.5245583°N 122.6910167°W / 45.5245583; -122.6910167
Location147 NW 19th Ave.
Portland, Oregon
Country United States
Denomination Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Website trinity-episcopal.org
History
FoundedMay 18, 1851;
173 years ago (1851-05-18)
Consecrated October 14, 1906
November 19, 1993 (as a cathedral)
Architecture
Architectural type Gothic Revival
Completed1904
Specifications
Materials Basalt, Sequoia
Administration
Diocese Oregon
Clergy
Bishop(s) Diana Akiyama
Dean Nathan LeRud

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon is a progressive Episcopal congregation and the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon of The Episcopal Church. The cathedral is located at 147 NW 19th Avenue in Portland, Oregon, in the Northwest District.

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The legal name of the cathedral corporation is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon. It was originally organized on March 18, 1873 as Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland, Oregon and was renamed as a cathedral on February 17, 1994, after the Episcopal Bishop of Oregon relocated the diocesan seat to the current location in the previous year. The Rt. Rev. Robert Louis Ladehoff, the Eighth Bishop of Oregon, consecrated the cathedral on November 19, 1993. Prior to 1993, the seat of the Diocese of Oregon was the then Cathedral of St. John the Baptist since 1973, which, in turn was relocated from the then St. Stephen's Cathedral. [1]

The cathedral serves as the central parish of the Episcopal diocese whose jurisdiction includes the parts of Oregon west of the Cascade Mountains. Approximately 1,800 active parishioners attend the cathedral's Eucharist services and participate in various activities.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, whose mother was a member, attends occasionally. [2]

History

The 1872 church building, which was damaged by fire in 1902. Trinity Church Portland 1872.png
The 1872 church building, which was damaged by fire in 1902.

On May 18, 1851, the Rev. St. Michael Fackler and the Rev. William Richmond along with four parishioners organized Trinity Episcopal Church in the city of Portland, Oregon, and secured permission to hold services in the newly completed school house. It was the first Episcopal congregation organized in the Oregon Territory. Fackler and Richmond went on to organize parishes in Oregon City, Champoeg, Lafayette, and Milwaukie before the year was over. [3]

In 1853 the congregation had grown to 25 parishioners, and called its first rector, the Rev. John D. McCarty. Construction began on a permanent building, located at the corner of Southwest Second Avenue and Oak Street in Portland on land donated by parishioner Benjamin Stark, a prominent lawyer and citizen. When this building, essentially a log cabin, was consecrated by the newly elected Missionary Bishop of the vast Missionary District of the Oregon and Washington Territories, the Right Rev. Thomas Fielding Scott, it was the first Episcopal church building north of San Francisco and west of St. Paul. [4]

Rosales Organ, Opus 11 built in 1983. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland Oregon - Pipe Organ.jpg
Rosales Organ, Opus 11 built in 1983.

By 1871, Trinity had grown to over 200 members. The congregation had purchased a half block at the corner of Southwest Sixth Avenue and Oak Street for $3,000. In 1872 a new church building was built on this site that was thought to more accurately reflect the congregation's (and the City of Portland's) stature. The Vestry voted that the Chancel window of this church was to be a memorial to Bishop Thomas F. Scott. This window, which was saved when 1872 building burned, is now in the East wall of the present cathedral. The congregation in this period included many prominent Portlanders, including Cicero Hunt Lewis, Sylvester Pennoyer, Rodney Glisan, and Matthew Deady. In 1873, Trinity was involved in the founding of Good Samaritan Hospital. In 1902, the church building at Sixth and Oak was heavily damaged by fire, and the congregation decided to relocate yet again, to the more fashionable NW 19th Avenue, where many wealthy parishioners lived. This new building, in which the congregation still worships, was consecrated on October 14, 1906. The stained glass windows, the work of the Charles J. Connick Studios of Boston, date from the late 1940s. [5]

The new building just prior to its consecration in 1906 Souvenir of Western Women 0106 Trinity.png
The new building just prior to its consecration in 1906

In the late 1970s the Episcopal Church was undergoing a period of liturgical renewal, with the adoption of a new Book of Common Prayer. Under the leadership of Trinity's rector, the Reverend William H. Wagner, Jr., the Cathedral was redesigned and renovated to better reflect a new understanding of worship. The altar was moved forward, closer to the congregation, and the chancel was redesigned to allow for more flexible seating. This redesign, completed in 1983, coincided with the building of a new organ, and Trinity hired young organ designer Manuel Rosales to begin construction on a new instrument. In 1987 the Rosales Organ, Opus 11, was completed and has since earned acclaim as one of the finest organs in the country. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "St John the Baptist". Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-28. History of the Parish of St. John the Baptist
  2. ↑ Slovic, Beth (February 23, 2016). "Jules for Jesus". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Our History – Episcopal Diocese of Oregon".
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  5. ↑ Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland: Anniversary Celebration 1851-1951
  6. ↑ "Opus 11".
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