Faith in Brooklyn: Landmark Heights church re-dedicated as pro-cathedral for Episcopal Diocese
Designation has meant re-investment in this history-rich building
Amid jubilation and a procession to the landmark church from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the parish of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity on Sunday, Sept. 16, celebrated its becoming a pro-Cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Rt. Rev. Lawrence Provenzano, bishop of Long Island, announced his intention to designate St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights as a pro-cathedral last November at the diocese’s 151st Convention of the Diocese of Long Island.
A cathedral is the principal church of a diocese. It contains the bishop’s seat (cathedra, in Latin), and is a place for diocesan celebrations and episcopal services. (The word episcopal, spelled in lowercase, refers to matters involving bishops, in any branch of Western Christianity. Capitalized, the word refers to the Episcopal Church USA, or clergy, parishes or dioceses within this denomination.)