Editing San Antonio (section)

=== Religion ===
[[File:San Fernando Cathedral.jpg|thumb|[[Cathedral of San Fernando (San Antonio)|San Fernando Cathedral]] is the see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.]]
The population of Greater San Antonio is predominantly [[Christianity|Christian]]. Owing in part to San Antonio's [[Religion in Latin America|Spanish and Mexican heritage]], [[Roman Catholicism]] is the largest religious group in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2012 |title=Keeping the Faith |url=https://www.sanantoniomag.com/keeping-the-faith/ |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=San Antonio Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421042844/https://www.sanantoniomag.com/keeping-the-faith/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":01"/> In addition, American missionary work and immigration into Texas have also resulted in a substantial [[Protestantism|Protestant]] population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2017 |title=Religion in Early Texas {{!}} Texas Almanac |url=https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/religion-early-texas |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=texasalmanac.com |language=en |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121212932/https://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/religion-early-texas |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Catholic population forms the largest Christian group in the city and Greater San Antonio.<ref name=":01" /> San Antonian Catholics are served primarily by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio]]. The [[Latin Church]]'s Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio was established on August 27, 1784, under the then [[Diocese of Galveston]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TSHA {{!}} San Antonio, Catholic Archdiocese Of |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/san-antonio-catholic-archdiocese-of |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> It was elevated to archdiocese status in 1926.

According to [[Sperling's BestPlaces]] in 2020, the second largest Christian group were [[Baptists]]. The largest Baptist Christian denominations within San Antonio and its metro area were the [[Baptist General Convention of Texas]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Baptists – Churches |url=https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=texasbaptists.org |language=en |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165955/https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Southern Baptist Convention]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=SBC Churches Directory |url=https://churches.sbc.net/ |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=churches.sbc.net |language=en-US |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073354/https://churches.sbc.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Cooperative Baptist Fellowship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Churches – Cooperative Baptist Fellowship |url=https://cbf.net/churches |access-date=December 14, 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413050033/https://cbf.net/churches |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Methodism|Methodists]] formed the second largest Protestant group and the third largest Christian group for the area. The [[United Methodist Church]] was the most prominent Methodist denomination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search – Find A Church |url=https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=The United Methodist Church |language=en |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413050031/https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search |url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2017 to 2020, [[Pentecostalism]] outgrew [[Lutheranism]] and tied with the [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] as the fourth largest Christian group. A major predominantly [[Black Church (African American)|African American-led church]] is [[Denver Heights COGIC|Denver Heights]], affiliated with the [[Church of God in Christ]].

After Lutherans, [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]] were the next largest Christian denomination, followed by [[Anglicanism|Episcopalian or Anglicans]], and Christians of other traditions including the Eastern Orthodox and [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodoxy]]. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] communities are divided between the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church |url=https://stsophiagoc.org// |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=stsophiagoc.org |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042315/https://www.stsophiagoc.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese |url=http://ww1.antiochian.org/parishes/statedirectory/Texas |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=ww1.antiochian.org |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415093614/http://ww1.antiochian.org/parishes/statedirectory/Texas |url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Orthodox Church in America]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parishes – St. Anthony the Great Church |url=https://www.oca.org/parishes/oca-so-satsag |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=www.oca.org |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205185137/https://www.oca.org/parishes/OCA-SO-SATSAG |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.stsjoachimandannaorthodox.org/home.html |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=www.stsjoachimandannaorthodox.org}}</ref> Episcopalians and Anglicans primarily are served by the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church in the United States]] and the [[Anglican Church in North America]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a Church |url=https://episcopalchurch.org/find-a-church/search/zipcode |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=Episcopal Church |language=en |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030050021/https://episcopalchurch.org/find-a-church/search/zipcode |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a Congregation |url=https://anglicanchurch.net/find-a-congregation/ |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=The Anglican Church in North America |language=en-US}}</ref> Churches affiliated with the Episcopal Church form the [[Episcopal Diocese of West Texas]]. Overall, the Protestant demographic was predominantly [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] as of 2020.

[[Islam]] is the second largest religion in the Greater San Antonio area.<ref name=":01" /> [[Eastern religions]] such as [[Buddhism]], [[Sikhism]], and [[Hinduism]] also have a significant presence in San Antonio.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/faith-takes-a-stand-in-san-antonio/ |title=Faith Takes A Stand In San Antonio |access-date=August 29, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829074337/https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/faith-takes-a-stand-in-san-antonio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> An estimated 0.3% of the area's population identified with [[Judaism]] according to Sperling's BestPlaces and at least 10,000 Jews live in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Antonio, TX United States |url=https://www.ou.org/communities/IMg3PkTLqJ/san-antonio-tx-united-states/ |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=OU Communities |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430061747/https://www.ou.org/communities/IMg3PkTLqJ/san-antonio-tx-united-states/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The San Antonio Jewish community began not long after the independence of the [[Republic of Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Alia |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Jewish community helped build San Antonio |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sa300/article/Jewish-community-helped-build-San-Antonio-12426035.php |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=ExpressNews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125020921/https://www.expressnews.com/sa300/article/Jewish-community-helped-build-San-Antonio-12426035.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The oldest synagogue in [[South Texas]] ([[Temple Beth-El (San Antonio)|Temple Beth-El]]) is located in the city limits and located near [[San Antonio College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who We Are – Temple Beth-El {{!}} San Antonio |url=https://www.beth-elsa.org/who-we-are/ |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=Temple Beth-El |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203080209/https://www.beth-elsa.org/who-we-are/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torralva |first=Krista |date=December 25, 2019 |title=Jewish congregation, in midst of Hanukkah, delivers meals to first responders working Christmas Day |url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Jewish-congregation-delivers-Christmas-meals-to-14931565.php |access-date=December 14, 2020 |website=ExpressNews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430070150/https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Jewish-congregation-delivers-Christmas-meals-to-14931565.php |url-status=live }}</ref>