The Cathedral of The Most Holy Trinity (), popularly known as "Templo Inglés" (''English Temple'' in Spanish), is an
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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in
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coa ...
.
Overview
The original temple dates back to the 1830s and was built directly on the seashore. It was made possible through the sole effort of
Samuel Fisher Lafone
Samuel Fisher Lafone (Liverpool, 1805 – Buenos Aires, April 30, 1871) was a British-born Uruguayan businessman.
Lafone developed an important economic activity in Montevideo and Argentina. He established a settlement at Hope Place on the sout ...
.
At the beginning of the 20th century it was re-built on its current location, due to the modern development of the
Rambla of Montevideo
The Rambla of Montevideo is the Esplanade, coastal avenue that goes along the coastline of the Rio de la Plata in Montevideo, Uruguay. At a length of over 22.2 uninterrupted kilometres (13.7 mi), the promenade runs along the Río de la Plat ...
.
It is the cathedral of the Uruguayan diocese of the
Anglican Church of South America
The Anglican Church of South America () is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion that covers six dioceses in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Formed in 1981, the province has 35,000 members. The ...
.
Diocese of Uruguay
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Bibliography
* ''Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo.'' 3rd edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, 2008, , page 32.
See also
* List of cathedrals in Uruguay
This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination.
Catholic
Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Uruguay:
* Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones
* Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three in F ...
* British people in Uruguay
References
External links
Anglican Church in Uruguay
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
Church buildings in Montevideo
Anglican cathedrals in South America
Cathedrals in Uruguay
Anglicanism in Uruguay
British diaspora in Uruguay
National Historic Monuments of Uruguay
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