Anglican Parish of Trinity

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Anglican Parish of Trinity

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        Dates of existence

        1729-

        History

        The Anglican Mission at Trinity dates back to the early 18th century. In 1729, at the request of the
        people of Trinity and surrounding areas, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
        Parts sent The Reverend Robert Kilpatrick to establish a mission at Trinity. A church was built soon
        after his arrival. The records of births, marriages and burials of the parish began in 1753 and
        included communities throughout Trinity Bay. In 1825 Newfoundland became part of the See of
        Nova Scotia and in 1839 Bishop Spencer became the first Bishop of the See of Newfoundland. In
        the early 1870s the parish of Trinity included communities from English Harbour to British Harbour
        including Ireland’s Eye, but by the middle of the decade, a separate parish was established at Trinity
        East. Many of the communities that made up the parish were resettled under the provincial
        government resettlement program of the 1960s. In 1971 the parish of Trinity combined with the
        parish of Trinity East-Port Rexton. This arrangement lasted for a decade and in 1981 the parishes
        separated along traditional lines. From 1981 to the present time the parish of Trinity has included
        all the communities from Trinity to New Bonaventure.

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        Created - May 16, 2013

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        • English

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