Editing Norfolk Island (section)

===Religion===
62% of the islanders are Christians. After the death of the first chaplain [[George Hunn Nobbs|Rev G. H. Nobbs]] in 1884, a [[Methodism|Methodist]] church was formed, followed in 1891 by a [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] congregation led by one of Nobbs' sons. Some unhappiness with G. H. Nobbs, the more organised and formal ritual of the [[Church of England]] service arising from the influence of the [[Melanesian Mission]], decline in spirituality, the influence of visiting American whalers, literature sent by Christians overseas impressed by the Pitcairn story, and the adoption of Seventh-day Adventism by the descendants of the mutineers still on Pitcairn, all contributed to these developments.

The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] began an ongoing presence on Norfolk Island in 1957.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=St Philip Howard's Catholic Church, Norfolk Island |url=http://stmaryscathedral.org.au/st-philip-howards-catholic-church-norfolk-island/ |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324020921/https://stmaryscathedral.org.au/st-philip-howards-catholic-church-norfolk-island/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=St Mary's Cathedral Sydney |language=en-AU}}</ref> In the late 1990s, a group left the former Methodist (then Uniting Church) and formed a [[Charismatic Christianity|charismatic]] fellowship. In the 2021 Census, 22% of the ordinary residents identified as [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] (compared to 34% in 2011), 13% as [[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting Church]], 11% as Roman Catholic and 3% as Seventh-day Adventist. 9% were from other religions. 35.7% had no religion (up from 24% in 2011), and 14.7% did not indicate a religion.<ref name=2011census /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Norfolk Island, Census All persons QuickStats |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/90104 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324050232/https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/90104 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> Typical ordinary congregations in any church do not exceed 30 local residents {{As of|2010|lc=y}}. The three older denominations have good facilities. Ministers are usually short-term visitors.

There are two Anglican churches on Norfolk Island, being All Saints Kingston (established 1870)<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Saints Church |url=https://www.norfolkisland.com.au/experiences/history-culture/kingston/all-saints-church/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324015705/https://www.norfolkisland.com.au/experiences/history-culture/kingston/all-saints-church/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.norfolkisland.com.au}}</ref> and St Barnabas Chapel (establish 1880 as the Melanesian Mission)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-26 |title=St. Barnabas |url=https://norfolkislandchurchofengland.com/sunday-services/st-barnabas/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324020027/https://norfolkislandchurchofengland.com/sunday-services/st-barnabas/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Norfolk Island Church of England |language=en}}</ref> which are both part of the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney|Diocese of Sydney, Anglican Church of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parish of Norfolk Island |url=https://www.anglicandirectoryaustralia.com.au/parish/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324020448/https://www.anglicandirectoryaustralia.com.au/parish/parish-of-norfolk-island-nsw-4140/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Anglican Church of Australia Directory |language=en-US}}</ref>

There is one Roman Catholic church on Norfolk Island, the Church of [[Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel|St Philip Howard]] within the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney|Archdiocese of Sydney]].<ref name=":1" />

Statistics in 2016 Census:<ref name="CIAPAPUANEWGUINEA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/norfolk-island/|title=Australia-Oceania :: NORFOLK ISLAND|date=6 October 2021|publisher=CIA The World Factbook|access-date=24 January 2021|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118050134/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/norfolk-island/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Protestant]] 46.8%
**[[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] 29.2%
**[[Uniting Church in Australia]] 9.8%
**[[Seventh-Day Adventist]] 2.7%
* [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] 12.6%
*Other 1.4%
*None 26.7%
*Unspecified 9.5%