Editing Leith (section)

==Religion==
[[File:South Leith Parish Kirk.jpg|thumb|South Leith Parish Kirk]]
[[File:North Leith Parish Kirk.jpg|thumb|left|North Leith Parish Kirk|upright]]
Historically, due its Catholic connections (and French garrison), Leith was one of the last towns to have Catholic sympathies post-Reformation.{{clarify|date=June 2023|Reason=What does this mean? Wasn't everything "Catholic" in the western pre-Reformation church?}} Although the preceptory (small monastery) of St Anthony's was destroyed soon after 1560 the other churches were quickly adapted to Protestant use. There was also an Episcopalian meeting house near Kapple's Wynd (later renamed Cables Wynd) from 1688, somewhat inexplicably called the John Knox Church. The church was active from 1688 and was last used by a visit of [[John Wesley]] but the huge crowd he drew was too large to fit.<ref>''Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh''; vol. 6, ch. 25</ref>

Leith still has several notable historic churches, including [[North Leith Parish Church]] and South Leith Parish Church (both of the [[Church of Scotland]]), and the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] [[St Mary's Star of the Sea Church, Leith|St Mary's Star of the Sea]]. The area has [[Sikhism|Sikh]] and [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temples, a [[Shia Islam|Shia]] [[imambargah]], a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] mosque and community centre, a [[Pentecostal]] centre and a [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church|Ukrainian Greek Catholic church]]. It also has a former [[Norwegian Church Abroad|Norwegian church]], which is home now to the [[Leith School of Art]].

As of 2011 (the most recent Census for which data is available), the religious composition of Leith was as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2011 - Council Ward Profiles |url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/24272/ward-profiles |website=City of Edinburgh Council |access-date=28 October 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213121558/https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/24272/ward-profiles |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Leith (2011)
|label1 = [[Irreligion|Not religious]]
|color1 = WhiteSmoke
|value1 = 48.9
|label2 = [[Church of Scotland]]
|value2 = 18.5
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = [[Catholic Church]]
|value3 = 15.0
|color3 = DarkOrchid
|label4 = Other [[Christians|Christian]]
|value4 = 5.8
|color4 = #8AB9F1
|label5 = Islam
|value5 = 2.4
|color5 = Green
|label6 = Other religions
|value6 = 2.4
|color6 = Chartreuse
|label7 = Not stated
|value7 = 7.0
|color7 = Black
}}