Editing Philadelphia (section)

===Religion===
{{Main|Religion in Philadelphia}}
In a 2014 study by the [[Pew Research Center]], 68% of the population of the city identified themselves as [[Christians|Christian]].<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/29/major-u-s-metropolitan-areas-differ-in-their-religious-profiles/ Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308152313/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/29/major-u-s-metropolitan-areas-differ-in-their-religious-profiles/ |date=March 8, 2021 }}, Pew Research Center</ref> Approximately 41% of Christians in the city and area professed attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered [[Protestant]], while 26% professed [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] beliefs.

The [[Protestant]] Christian community in Philadelphia is dominated by [[Mainline Protestant|mainline Protestant denominations]] including the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], [[United Church of Christ]], the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church in the United States]], [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and [[American Baptist Churches USA]]. One of the most prominent mainline Protestant jurisdictions is the [[Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania]]. The [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]] was established in Philadelphia. Historically, the city has strong connections to the [[Quakers]], [[Unitarian Universalism]], and the [[Ethical movement|Ethical Culture movement]], all of which continue to be represented in the city. The Quaker [[Friends General Conference]] is based in Philadelphia. Evangelical Protestants making up less than 15% of the population were also prevalent.

Evangelical Protestant bodies included the [[Anglican Church in North America]], [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod]], [[Presbyterian Church in America]], and [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]]. The Catholic community is primarily served by the [[Latin Church|Latin]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia|Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]], the [[Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia]], and the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada]], though some [[Independent Catholicism|independent Catholic churches]] exist throughout Philadelphia and its suburbs. The Latin Church-based jurisdiction is headquartered in the city, and its see is the [[Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia)|Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul]]. The Ukrainian Catholic jurisdiction is headquartered in Philadelphia, and is seated at the [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Philadelphia)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]].

Less than 1% of Philadelphia's Christians were [[Mormons]]. The remainder of the Christian demographic is spread among smaller Protestant denominations and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern]] and [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]] among others. The [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania|Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania]] ([[Orthodox Church in America]]) and [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] ([[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]) divide the Eastern Orthodox in Philadelphia. The [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] [[St. Andrew's Cathedral, Philadelphia|St. Andrew's Cathedral]] is in the city.
The same study says that other religions collectively compose about 8% of the population, including [[Judaism]], [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Sikhism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/ |title=America's Changing Religious Landscape |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]: Religion & Public Life |date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2015 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107064929/http://www.pewforum.org/2015/05/12/americas-changing-religious-landscape/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Philadelphia has the fifth-largest [[Muslim]] population among U.S. cities.<ref>Overcoming the World Missions Crisis: Thinking Strategically to Reach the World, Russell Penney, page 110, 2001</ref> The remaining 24% claimed [[Irreligion|no religious affiliation]].

The Philadelphia [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|metropolitan area]]'s [[History of the Jews in Philadelphia|Jewish]] population was estimated at 206,000 in 2001, which was the sixth-largest in the U.S. at that time.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0016_0_15694.html |title=Philadelphia |encyclopedia=[[Jewish Virtual Library]] |access-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201050252/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0016_0_15694.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jewish traders were operating in southeastern Pennsylvania long before [[William Penn]]. Jews in Philadelphia took a prominent part in the [[American Revolutionary War|War of Independence]]. Although the majority of the early Jewish residents were of Portuguese or Spanish descent, some among them had emigrated from Germany and Poland. About the beginning of the 19th century, a number of Jews from the latter countries, finding the services of the [[Congregation Mikveh Israel|Congregation Mickvé Israel]] unfamiliar to them, resolved to form a new congregation which would use the ritual to which they had been accustomed.

[[Afro-American religion|African diasporic religions]] are practiced in some Latino and Hispanic and Caribbean communities in North and West Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/30/pennsylvania.animal.remains/ |title=Group: Remains of more than 500 animals found at Philadelphia home |first=Ross |last=Levitt |date=December 30, 2009 |publisher=CNN |access-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-date=September 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923003000/http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/30/pennsylvania.animal.remains/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://northiowatoday.com/2012/01/15/man-gets-life-sentence-in-killing-over-santeria/ |author=Joseph A. Slobodzian |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |title=Man gets life sentence in killing over Santeria |date=January 15, 2012 |via=NorthIowaToday.com |access-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075927/http://northiowatoday.com/2012/01/15/man-gets-life-sentence-in-killing-over-santeria/ |url-status=live }}</ref>