Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
| Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity |
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| The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity | |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 73°57′22″W / 40.769647°N 73.956118°W | |
| Location | 319 East 74th Street, New York, New York 10021 |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox Church |
| Membership | 800 families |
| Website | www.thecathedralnyc.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Dedication | by Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of then-Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Dedicated | September 14, 1931 |
| Consecrated | October 22, 1933 |
| Relics held | St. Nicholas of Myra |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Kerr Rainsford, John A. Thompson, and Gerald A. Holmes |
| Architectural type | Byzantine Moderne |
| Completed | March 4, 1932 |
| Construction cost | $577,000 ($101,300,000 in current dollar terms) |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Exterior is Romanesque Revival red brick and limestone. Interior has Byzantine mosaics, imported Italian stained glass in Byzantine colors and forms, and Botticini marble for walls, columns, and altar area. |
| Bells | Electronic, fitted 2013 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of America |
| Metropolis | Direct Archdiocesan District |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Archbishop Demetrios of America |
| Dean | V. Rev, Fr. John Vlahos |
The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, at 319–337 East 74th Street on the Upper East Side in New York City, New York, is a Neo-Byzantine-style Greek Orthodox church. It serves as the national cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and as the episcopal seat of Archbishop Demetrios of America.
Established in 1891, and at its present location since 1932, it was the second Greek Orthodox church in the Americas, and the first in New York City. It is the largest Orthodox Christian church in the Western Hemisphere.
The Cathedral is the home parish for 800 families, and hosts dignitaries and visitors. It offers regular worship (which is broadcast on television), Sunday school, afternoon school, the Cathedral School (grades N-8), bible study, and various ministries and fellowship organizations.
In the fall of 1891 the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox parish rented part of an Evangelical church on West 53rd Street near Ninth Avenue at $50 ($1,300 in current dollar terms)-per-month as the church's first home. It was the second Greek Orthodox church in the Americas, and the first in New York City.
In 1904 it purchased and moved to a permanent church building, an Episcopal church of Gothic architecture at 153 East 72nd Street. In 1927, the East 72nd Street church burned down.
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