Holy Trinity Church is a former

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

, and now Greek Orthodox, church in

North Hobart North Hobart is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. As its name suggests, it lies directly north of the CBD. The main street of North Hobart is Elizabeth Street, which extends northward from the Elizabeth Street Mall in the ...

, Tasmania. Holy Trinity has the oldest peal of bells of its type outside England. The church was designed in the

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by James Blackburn and consecrated in 1849. Rev. Philip Palmer was its first

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. In February 2007, a property assessment report found that more than $5 million was needed to restore the church building, and that it was unrealistic for the parish to continue maintaining all its properties. The following month, the parish council petitioned the Bishop of Tasmania, Rt. Rev. John Harrower, to

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the building. In August the decision to close the church was communicated to the congregation, and the final service was held on 28 October 2007. The Holy Trinity Church Charitable Trust was formed in November 2007 in an effort to preserve the building. The Trust asked the Anglican Church to transfer the property to them, but it was instead sold to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. , extensive repairs had started on the church.

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On The Convict Trail: Holy Trinity Church, Hobart
{{Hobart landmarks Churches in Hobart Gothic Revival architecture in Hobart Anglican churches in Tasmania 1849 establishments in Australia 19th-century Anglican church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in Australia Greek Orthodox churches in Australia North Hobart, Tasmania