Haiti, Diocese of
On Nov. 3, 1874, the House of Bishops gave its consent to the consecration of James Theodore Holly as Bishop of Haiti and signed a covenant with the Protestant Episcopal Church in Haiti. Holly served as Bishop until his death in 1911. On Oct. 4, 1913, the House of Bishops created the Missionary District of Haiti. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince, was dedicated on Jan. 2, 1919. In 1985 it became the Diocese of Haiti.
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