Holy Trinity Cathedral
The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince was the main cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. The building was located in downtown Port-au-Prince at the corner of Ave.Photo: Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral
- Also known as: “Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité”, “Église Épiscopale d’Haïti”, and “Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port-au-Prince Cathedral and Haiti National Palace.
Port-au-Prince Cathedral
Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral, was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928, and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. Port-au-Prince Cathedral is situated 260 metres north of Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Haiti National Palace
Ruins
Photo: mweriksson, CC BY 2.0.
The National Palace was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital Port-au-Prince, facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. Haiti National Palace is situated 400 metres south of Holy Trinity Cathedral.
National Library of Haiti
Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Haiti is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, Port-au-Prince and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard. National Library of Haiti is situated 390 metres west of Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.
Port-au-Prince
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.
Bel Air
Suburb
Bel Air is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is a slum area of the city and suffers from poverty. Crime is widespread, and kidnappings and killings have created panic among the local population.
Bois Verna
Suburb
Bois Verna is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
- Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.54673° or 18° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
-72.3386° or 72° 20′ 19″ westOpen location code
77C9GMW6+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 48279480OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2942886
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Holy Trinity Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince”
- French: “cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Port-au-Prince”
- French: “Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Port-au-Prince”
- German: “Kathedrale der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit”
- Haitian: “Katedral Sen Trinite nan Pòtoprens”
- Italian: “cattedrale della Santissima Trinità”
- Italian: “Cattedrale della Santissima Trinità”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Santisima Trinidad”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad”
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