A process for the preparation of a Fischer Tropsch catalyst, comprising the steps of: (a) contacting - cobalt and/or a cobalt compound; - one or more promoter(s), whereby the promoter preferably comprises manganese, rhenium, Group 8-10 noble metals, or mixtures thereof, more preferably manganese or rhenium, most preferably manganese; - one or more metal salts of chloride, hydrochloric acid (HCl), one or more organic chloride compounds, or a combination thereof; and - a liquid; - optionally one or more co-catalyst(s) or precursor(s) therefor; with titania; (b) drying and/or calcining the material obtained in step (a) at a temperature in the range of 70 to 600 , preferably 70 to 500 °C, more preferably 70 to 350 °C, whereby the material obtained in step (b) comprises: - at least 5 weight percent cobalt, preferably in the range of between 5 to 35 weight percent cobalt, more preferably in the range of between 10 to 35 weight percent cobalt, even more preferably in the range of between 15 to 30 weight percent cobalt, still more preferably in the range of between 15 to 25 weight percent cobalt, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst, - in the range of between to 0.1 to 15 weight percent promoter, preferably in the range of between 0.5 to 5 weight percent promoter, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst, - and 0.13 - 4, preferably 0.15 - 3, weight percent of the element chlorine, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst. (a) contacting - cobalt and/or a cobalt compound; - one or more promoter(s), whereby the promoter preferably comprises manganese, rhenium, Group 8-10 noble metals, or mixtures thereof, more preferably manganese or rhenium, most preferably manganese; - one or more metal salts of chloride, hydrochloric acid (HCl), one or more organic chloride compounds, or a combination thereof; and - a liquid; - optionally one or more co-catalyst(s) or precursor(s) therefor; with titania; - cobalt and/or a cobalt compound; - one or more promoter(s), whereby the promoter preferably comprises manganese, rhenium, Group 8-10 noble metals, or mixtures thereof, more preferably manganese or rhenium, most preferably manganese; - one or more metal salts of chloride, hydrochloric acid (HCl), one or more organic chloride compounds, or a combination thereof; and - a liquid; - optionally one or more co-catalyst(s) or precursor(s) therefor; (b) drying and/or calcining the material obtained in step (a) at a temperature in the range of 70 to 600 , preferably 70 to 500 °C, more preferably 70 to 350 °C, whereby the material obtained in step (b) comprises: - at least 5 weight percent cobalt, preferably in the range of between 5 to 35 weight percent cobalt, more preferably in the range of between 10 to 35 weight percent cobalt, even more preferably in the range of between 15 to 30 weight percent cobalt, still more preferably in the range of between 15 to 25 weight percent cobalt, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst, - in the range of between to 0.1 to 15 weight percent promoter, preferably in the range of between 0.5 to 5 weight percent promoter, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst, - and 0.13 - 4, preferably 0.15 - 3, weight percent of the element chlorine, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst. - at least 5 weight percent cobalt, preferably in the range of between 5 to 35 weight percent cobalt, more preferably in the range of between 10 to 35 weight percent cobalt, even more preferably in the range of between 15 to 30 weight percent cobalt, still more preferably in the range of between 15 to 25 weight percent cobalt, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst, - in the range of between to 0.1 to 15 weight percent promoter, preferably in the range of between 0.5 to 5 weight percent promoter, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst, - and 0.13 - 4, preferably 0.15 - 3, weight percent of the element chlorine, calculated on the total weight of the catalyst. <EOS>