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{{short description|Historic church in New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name                           = Trinity Cathedral
| nrhp_type                      =
| nrhp_type2                     = indcp | nocat = yes
| partof                         = [[Military Park Commons Historic District]]
| partof_refnum                  = 04000649<ref name="nris2">{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=04000649|name=Military Park Commons Historic District}}</ref>
| designated_nrhp_type2          = June 18, 2004
| image                          = Trinity & St. Phillip's Episcopal Cathedral, Newark jeh.jpg
| caption                        =
| location                       = Broad and Rector Streets, [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| coordinates                    = {{coord|40|44|25|N|74|10|9|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin                       = USA New Jersey Essex County#New Jersey#USA
| built                          = 1810
| architect                      = Josiah James<br>[[Richard Upjohn]]
| architecture                   = Greek Revival, Georgian, Gothic Revival
| added                          = November 3, 1972
| area                           = {{convert|1|acre}}
| refnum                         = 72000793<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=72000793|name=Trinity Cathedral}}</ref>
| designated_other1_name         = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr         = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link         = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date         = December 19, 1977
| designated_other1_number       = 1334<ref name=NJRHP>{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/ESSEX.pdf#page=24 |publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] – Historic Preservation Office |page=24 |date=December 22, 2021 }}</ref>
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_color        = #ffc94b
}}
'''Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral''' is a historic church located at Broad and Rector Streets in [[Military Park (Newark)|Military Park]] in the city of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]].  It is the seat of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Newark]]. The church building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 3, 1972, for its significance in architecture and religion.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=72000793}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trinity Cathedral |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Donald W. |last1=Geyer |date=June 1972 }} With {{NRHP url|id=72000793|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}}</ref> It was added as a contributing property to the [[Military Park Commons Historic District]] on June 18, 2004.<ref name="nrhpdoc2">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=04000649}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Military Park Commons Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Ulana D. |last1=Zakalak |date=February 2003 }} With {{NRHP url|id=04000649|photos=y|title=accompanying 46 photos}}</ref>
==History==
The first services for colonists who had settled in Newark were conducted by visiting priests starting in 1729.<ref name=trinity>{{cite web|url=http://trinitystphilipscathedral.dioceseofnewark.org/index_files/Page378.htm|title=About Us|publisher=Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral|accessdate=2012-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301044822/http://trinitystphilipscathedral.dioceseofnewark.org/index_files/Page378.htm#|archive-date=2012-03-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> They organized Trinity Church and built a small stone church building with a steeple in 1743. A charter was granted by [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]] in 1746.  The building was used as a hospital for both British and American troops during the [[American Revolutionary War]].  It sustained damage during the conflict and the present building was planned and built.  It was completed in 1810.  A [[chancel]] and sanctuary were added to the east end in 1857.  Trinity Church was elevated to [[cathedral]] status in 1944.  St. Philip's Church, a predominantly African American parish on High and West Market Streets, was destroyed in a fire in 1964.  Two years later the two congregations were merged.  The Very Rev. Dillard Robinson was elected [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]] in 1968.  He was the first African American to serve as a cathedral dean in the United States.<ref name=trinity/>  The name "St. Philip's" was added to the cathedral name in 1992.
== See also ==
*[[List of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States]]
*[[List of cathedrals in the United States]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey]]
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Churches in Newark, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Georgian architecture in New Jersey]]
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[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1743]]
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[[Category:19th-century Episcopal church buildings]]
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[[Category:Episcopal cathedrals in New Jersey]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey]]
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[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey]]
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