Holy Trinity Cathedral, Hong Kong
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The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Hong Kong , is an Anglican
Christian church situated in Kowloon City
, Kowloon
, Hong Kong
. It is the oldest Anglican church in Kowloon and was founded in 1890. The cathedral is one of the three Anglican churches which have the "cathedral" status in whole of Hong Kong (The other cathedrals are St John's Cathedral
and All Saints' Cathedral).
under the province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Hong Kong Anglican); it is in the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon.
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
Christian church situated in Kowloon City
Kowloon City
Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District....
, Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It is the oldest Anglican church in Kowloon and was founded in 1890. The cathedral is one of the three Anglican churches which have the "cathedral" status in whole of Hong Kong (The other cathedrals are St John's Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong
St. John's Cathedral , officially The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist and located at 4 Garden Road, Central, is an Anglican cathedral in Hong Kong. It is the Diocesan cathedral of the...
and All Saints' Cathedral).
History
The cathedral was originally called Holy Trinity Church and it gained the "Cathedral" status in 2010. The church had been rebuilt three times and the present church building was built in 1937. It has survived from serious damages during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in the Second World War.Administration
The cathedral is part of the world-wide Anglican communionAnglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
under the province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Hong Kong Anglican); it is in the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon.
See also
- Anglican Diocese of Eastern KowloonAnglican Diocese of Eastern KowloonThe Diocese of Eastern Kowloon is one of the three dioceses under the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui .-General information:*Date of the inauguration of the Diocese: 20 September 1998...
- List of Anglican Churches in Hong Kong
- List of cathedrals in the People's Republic of China
- List of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong
External links
- The Diocese of Eastern Kowloon, SKH http://dek.hkskh.org
- Holy Trinity Cathedral http://www.holytrinitychurch.org.hk