Editing York (section)

===Religion===
{{Main|Religion in York}}

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Having "No Religion" was higher than the national average for York in 2011 and 0.9 per cent lower than having a religion in 2021.

Christianity has the largest religious following in York; 43.9 per cent of residents reported as Christian at the 2021 census. York has multiple churches, most of which are  medieval. Leaders of different Christian denominations work together across the city, forming a network of churches known as One Voice York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/12863688.Archbishop_of_York_to_maintain_Easter_baptisms_tradition/|title=Archbishop of York to maintain Easter baptisms tradition|work=York Press|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421194913/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/12863688.Archbishop_of_York_to_maintain_Easter_baptisms_tradition/|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are 33 active [[Anglican]] churches in York. It is the [[Province of York|northern province]]'s administrative centre, home to the [[Archbishop of York]] and the province's [[Mother Church]] ([[York Minster]]). [[St William's College]] behind the Minster, and [[Bedern|Bedern Hall]], off [[Goodramgate]], are former dwelling places of the [[Canon (priest)|canons]] of the York Minster.

York, in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough]], has eight churches and a number of different Catholic religious orders. Other Christian denominations active in York include the [[Religious Society of Friends]] who have three [[Friends meeting house|meeting houses]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkquakers.org.uk/|title=Quakers in the York area|publisher=yorkquakers.org.uk|access-date=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908032041/http://www.yorkquakers.org.uk/|archive-date=8 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Methodist]]s, and [[Unitarianism|Unitarians]]. St Columba's [[United Reformed Church]] in Priory Street, originally built for the [[Presbyterians]], dates from 1879.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stcolumbaswithnewlendal.yolasite.com/history.php|title=St Columba's with New Lendal URC York|work=St Columba's York, United Reformed Church|publisher=yolasite.com|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309034052/http://stcolumbaswithnewlendal.yolasite.com/history.php|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Percentages in York following non-Christian religion were below England's national average, in the 2011 census. York's only Mosque is located in the [[Layerthorpe]] area, and the city also has a [[UK Islamic Mission]] centre.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://yorkmosque.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6|title=York Mosque and Islamic Centre – About Us|publisher=York Mosque|access-date=15 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818030911/http://yorkmosque.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6|archive-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> Various [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] traditions are represented in the city and around York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.communigate.co.uk/brad/leedsbuddhistgroup/page5.phtml|title=Buddhist organisations in York, NY, North-East areas|work=CommuniGate|publisher=This is Bradford|access-date=19 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210142429/http://www.communigate.co.uk/brad/leedsbuddhistgroup/page5.phtml|archive-date=10 December 2008}}</ref> There is also an active Jewish community.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherwood|first1=Harriet|title=Eight centuries after the pogrom, pride flickers again in York's Jewish community|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/13/york-pogrom-pride-flickers-again-jewish-community|access-date=12 April 2020|work=The Guardian|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412132235/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/13/york-pogrom-pride-flickers-again-jewish-community|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" | Religion
! colspan="2" | 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=KS007 – Religion – Nomis – 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018175200/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2011<ref>{{cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) – Nomis – 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018172755/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2021<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 | title=Religion – Office for National Statistics | access-date=20 December 2022 | archive-date=30 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130201825/https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 | url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
|-
| || || || ||
|-
! No religion
! style="text-align:right" | 30,003
! style="text-align:right" | 16.6
! style="text-align:right" | 59,646
! style="text-align:right" | 30.1
! style="text-align:right" | 93,577
! style="text-align:right" | 46.1
|-
! Holds religious beliefs
! 137,377
! 75.9
! 123,009
! 62.1
! 95,314
! 47.0
|-
| [[File:Gold Christian Cross no Red.svg|26x26px]] [[Christians|Christian]]
| style="text-align:right" | 134,771
| style="text-align:right" | 74.4
| style="text-align:right" | 117,856
| style="text-align:right" | 59.5
| style="text-align:right" | 89,019
| style="text-align:right" | 43.9
|-
| [[File:Dharma Wheel.svg|20x20px]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]
| style="text-align:right" | 388
| style="text-align:right" | 0.2
| style="text-align:right" | 1,016
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
| style="text-align:right" | 1,045
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
|-
| [[File:Om.svg|21x21px]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]]
| style="text-align:right" | 347
| style="text-align:right" | 0.2
| style="text-align:right" | 983
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
| style="text-align:right" | 1,043
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
|-
| [[File:Star of David.svg|23x23px]] [[Jews|Jewish]]
| style="text-align:right" | 191
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 202
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 273
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
|-
| [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|20x20px]] [[Muslim]]
| style="text-align:right" | 1,047
| style="text-align:right" | 0.6
| style="text-align:right" | 2,072
| style="text-align:right" | 1.0
| style="text-align:right" | 2,488
| style="text-align:right" | 1.2
|-
| [[File:Khanda.svg|24x24px]] [[Sikhism|Sikh]]
| style="text-align:right" | 95
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 133
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 179
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
|-
| Other religion
| style="text-align:right" | 538
| style="text-align:right" | 0.3
| style="text-align:right" | 747
| style="text-align:right" | 0.4
| style="text-align:right" | 1,266
| style="text-align:right" | 0.6
|-
! Religion not stated
! style="text-align:right" | 13,714
! style="text-align:right" | 7.6
! style="text-align:right" | 15,396
! style="text-align:right" | 7.8
! style="text-align:right" | 13,930
! style="text-align:right" | 6.9
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! Total population
! style="text-align:right" | 181,094
! style="text-align:right" | 100.0
! style="text-align:right" | 198,051
! style="text-align:right" | 100.0
! style="text-align:right" | 202,821
! style="text-align:right" | 100.0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Christian hierarchies
! Denomination
! Top tier !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th
|-
| [[Church of England]] || [[Province of York]] || [[Diocese of York]] || [[Archdeaconry of York]] || Deanery of York<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sheahan|first1=James Joseph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5gaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22ralph+de+paganel%22&pg=PA503|title=History and Topography of the City of York, the East Riding of Yorkshire and a Portion of the West Riding|last2=Whellan|first2=T.|year=1857|volume=1|page=501|access-date=12 June 2009|archive-date=12 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112005243/https://books.google.com/books?id=t5gaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22ralph+de+paganel%22&pg=PA503|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Diocese of York Directory 2011/12|year=2011|publisher=Diocese of York|pages=187–200}}</ref>
|-
| [[Roman Catholic]] || [[Archdiocese of Liverpool]] || [[Diocese of Middlesbrough]]
|colspan=2| Central Vicariate<ref name="Middiocese">{{cite web|url=http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/?page_id=64|title=Parishes|year=2007|publisher=Middlesbrough Diocese|access-date=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624051833/http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/?page_id=64|archive-date=24 June 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Organisation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain#List of districts and circuits|Methodist]]
|colspan=2|District of York and Hull
|colspan=2|Circuit of York<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkhullmethodist.org.uk/index.php?cid=29&pid=20|title=Circuits & Churches|publisher=The Methodist Church York and Hull District|access-date=6 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002095413/http://www.yorkhullmethodist.org.uk/index.php?cid=29&pid=20|archive-date=2 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}