Holy Trinity Church | |
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Location | North Hobart, Tasmania |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
History | |
Consecrated | 1849 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | James Blackburn |
Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
Administration | |
Diocese | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |
Holy Trinity Church is a former Anglican, and now Greek Orthodox, church in North Hobart, Tasmania. [1] [2]
Holy Trinity has the oldest peal of bells of its type outside England. [3]
The church was designed in the Gothic Revival style by James Blackburn and consecrated in 1849. Rev. Philip Palmer was its first rector. [4]
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. [5] The following month, the parish council petitioned the Bishop of Tasmania, Rt. Rev. John Harrower, to deconsecrate the building. [6] In August the decision to close the church was communicated to the congregation, and the final service was held on 28 October 2007. [7]
The Holy Trinity Church Charitable Trust was formed in November 2007 in an effort to preserve the building. [8] The Trust asked the Anglican Church to transfer the property to them, but it was instead sold to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. As of 2015 [update], extensive repairs had started on the church. [9]
Holy Trinity Church | |
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Location | North Hobart, Tasmania |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
History | |
Consecrated | 1849 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | James Blackburn |
Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
Administration | |
Diocese | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia |
Holy Trinity Church is a former Anglican, and now Greek Orthodox, church in North Hobart, Tasmania. [1] [2]
Holy Trinity has the oldest peal of bells of its type outside England. [3]
The church was designed in the Gothic Revival style by James Blackburn and consecrated in 1849. Rev. Philip Palmer was its first rector. [4]
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. [5] The following month, the parish council petitioned the Bishop of Tasmania, Rt. Rev. John Harrower, to deconsecrate the building. [6] In August the decision to close the church was communicated to the congregation, and the final service was held on 28 October 2007. [7]
The Holy Trinity Church Charitable Trust was formed in November 2007 in an effort to preserve the building. [8] The Trust asked the Anglican Church to transfer the property to them, but it was instead sold to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. As of 2015 [update], extensive repairs had started on the church. [9]