Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity explained

Denomination:	Church of England
Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral
Fullname:	The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Native Name:	French: Pro-cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité Dutch: Prokathedraal van de Heilige Drievuldigheid
Country:	Belgium
Location:	Brussels
Website:	Cathedral Website
Founded Date:	1958
Dedication:	Holy Trinity
Status:	Pro-cathedral
Functional Status:	Active
Archdeaconry:	North West Europe
Diocese:	Diocese in Europe
Province:	Canterbury
Bishop:	Robert Innes
Chancellor:	The Ven Dr Paul Vrolijk
Canonpastor:	John Wilkinson
Curate:	Annie Bolger (assistant curate)
Minister:	Charles Kabera (PTO)
Chaplain:	Senior chaplain: Vacant (31 August 2023) Associate Chaplain: Catriona Laing Associate Chaplain: Jack McDonald Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson Assistant Chaplain: Jean-Bosco Turahirwa
Reader:	Grace Adenekan West (LLM) Ozichi Baron (LLM) Arttu Makipaa (LLM) Jacob Quick (LLM) Heather Roy (LLM) Eric Sibomana (LLM)
Director:	David Mitchell
Parishadmin:	David Sayers

The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (French: Pro-cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité; Dutch; Flemish: Prokathedraal van de Heilige Drievuldigheid) is an Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Ixelles, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England. The church is located at 29, French: rue Capitaine Crespel|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Kapitein Crespelstraat|italic=no, near the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan.

Origins

The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Brussels was formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of the congregations of Christ Church and the nearby Church of the Resurrection (now closed). It is a Pro-Cathedral for the Diocese in Europe. The cathedral is in Gibraltar, called the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (and there is a further pro-cathedral in Valletta), but Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe (and former Chancellor (priest-in-charge) of Holy Trinity), is the first bishop to be based in Brussels.^[1]

List of chancellors

Upon the establishment of Holy Trinity as the Pro-Cathedral in 1980, the Chaplain became the chancellor.

Peter Duplock, 1980–81. Duplock had been Chaplain of Brussels since 1977. He was also Archdeacon of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands from 1977 to 1980; from 1980 to 1981 he was also Archdeacon of North-West Europe.
John Lewis, 1982–93. Lewis was also Archdeacon of North-West Europe.
Nigel Maynard Walker, 1994–2004.^[2]
Robert Innes, 2005–14^[3] ^[4]
Paul Vrolijk, 2015–2023. Vrolijk was also Archdeacon of North-West Europe from 2016 to 2020.^[5] ^[6]
sede vacante, 1 September 2023–present

Other staff

Anthony Jennings, choirmaster from 1968 to 1972.^[7]

External links

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Notes and References

http://holytrinity.be/node/835 Our new Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe
Web site: Crockford's Clerical Directory: Canon Nigel Maynard Walker. 5 January 2021.
Web site: Church Times: "Appointments", 2 November 2006. 5 January 2021.
Web site: Crockford's Clerical Directory: Rt Rev Robert Neil Innes. 5 January 2021.
Web site: Central Committee of the Anglican Church in Belgium: Chancellor Paul Vrolijk resigns from the Central Committee. 5 January 2021.
Web site: Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Ven Dr Paul Dick Vrolijk. 5 January 2021.
J.M. Thomson. Jennings, Anthony. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42592. 20 January 2001.