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Holy Trinity Cathedral | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
Rite | Alexandrian |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Geographic coordinates | 9°01′51″N 38°46′00″E / 9.030799°N 38.766562°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Basilica |
Date established | 1942 |
Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was built to commemorate the Ethiopian victory over Italian occupation and is an important place of worship in Ethiopia, alongside other cathedrals such as the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.