Holy Trinity Cathedral, Anglican cathedral in central Accra, Ghana
Holy Trinity Cathedral, officially the Cathedral Church of the Most Holy Trinity, is an Anglican cathedral in Accra, Ghana. It was designed by the architect Aston Webb and completed in 1894. The building is part of the Anglican Diocese of Accra in the Church of the Province of West Africa.
The cathedral was built by the British colonial government in 1894 and initially served the European community in the Gold Coast. Over the decades it became an important religious center for Ghana's growing Anglican population.
Holy Trinity Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Accra, within the Church of the Province of West Africa. The diocese was created in 1909, the year the church was raised to cathedral status. Its name refers to the Christian Trinity, and the building serves as the diocesan mother church for Anglicans in the city.
The cathedral is located in Accra's business district and welcomes visitors most days, particularly outside of service times. It is best to check opening hours in advance and treat the site with respect as an active place of worship.
The cathedral was designed by the architect Aston Webb, whose funding came from the British colonial government. It only became a cathedral in 1909, when the Diocese of Accra was created; before that it served as a church.
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