Holy Trinity Cathedral, in
Kowloon
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,
Hong Kong
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, is an
Anglican
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cathedral
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for the
Eastern Kowloon diocese. It was established in 1890, making it one of the oldest
Anglican churches in Hong Kong.
The cathedral is one of the three Anglican cathedrals of the
Hong Kong Anglican church (the other two are
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and
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Argentina
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Canada
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China
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).
History
The cathedral was established as Holy Trinity Church in 1890 and consecrated a cathedral in 2010. The church had been rebuilt twice in nearby locations before finally settled down in their current location at 135
Ma Tau Chung Road,
Kowloon
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. The current structure was built in 1937 and designed by Ng Kin-chung, a
draftsman
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from
Leigh and Orange
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, an architectural firm. The church combines western and
traditional Chinese
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architectural style
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s.
Reinforced concrete
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structure and
traditional Chinese decorations can be seen inside the church and on its roof respectively. It has survived some serious damages during the
Japanese occupation in the
Second World War
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between 1941 and 1945.
The Diocesan Office is located in the nearby Holy Trinity Bradbury Centre, on 139 Ma Tau Chung Road.
[ Holy Trinity Centre Kindergarten & Day Nursery, an affiliated school of the cathedral, is also located in Holy Trinity Bradbury Centre.]
Governance
The cathedral, like other Anglican churches in Hong Kong, is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...
. It is under the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon
The Diocese of Eastern Kowloon is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. Its territory covers most part of eastern Kowloon and eastern New Territories. Holy Trinity Cathedral, cathedral of the diocese, was established in ...
of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (abbreviated SKH), also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal), is the Anglican church in Hong Kong and Macao. It is the 38th Province of the Anglican Communion. It is also one of the major denominations ...
.
Footnotes
See also
*List of Anglican churches in Hong Kong
The list of Anglican churches in Hong Kong is as follows:
Diocese of Hong Kong Island
Parishes
* Holy Nativity Church
* St. Peter's Church, North Point
* St. Mary's Church
* St. James' Church
* St. John's Cathedral
* St. Paul's Church
* S ...
*List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong
Grade II historic buildings are those of special merit in Hong Kong. Efforts are required to preserve the building selectively.
Note: This list is accurate A territory-wide grade reassessment has been ongoing since. Sefor the latest grading up ...
*List of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong
The following is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong.
Before 1800
Although Hong Kong was sparsely populated prior to the arrival of the British, the area has a number of historic structures:
19th century
Most of the ...
* List of cathedrals § Asia
*List of cathedrals in Hong Kong
The list of cathedrals in Hong Kong, sorted by denominations, is as follows:
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References
External links
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