Editing Salford (section)

==Religion==
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[[File:Trinity Church, Salford.jpg|thumb|right|The Church of the Sacred Trinity is a [[Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester|Grade II* listed building]].]]

From the formation of the [[Hundred of Salford]], the entire area was within the [[Diocese of Lichfield]]. This diocese was divided in 1541, upon the creation of the See of Chester.<ref name="Vigeonp2"/>

Early worship took place at the parish church of Manchester, however a small chantry chapel existed in 1368 on the only bridge linking the two settlements. In the 16th century, it was converted into a dungeon, and was later demolished in 1779. In 1634–35, Humphrey Booth, a wealthy local merchant, opened a chapel of ease, which a year later was consecrated as the Chapel of Sacred Trinity (the parish of Sacred Trinity was created in 1650).<ref>Hartwell, C., et al. (2004) ''Lancashire: Manchester and the South-east''. New Haven: Yale University Press; p. 619</ref> [[John Wesley]] preached in the building, before his break with the [[Anglican]] Church. However, upon his return in 1747, he preached in the open, at Salford Cross. The chapel was rebuilt in about 1752–53, although the tower probably belonged to the original building.<ref>{{Harvnb|Vigeon|1975|pp=12–13}}.</ref><ref name="Penny352">{{Harvnb|Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge|1841|p=352}}</ref> It was restored in 1871–74 by the architect J. P. Holden and a chapel was added to the south-east in 1934.<ref>There are three galleries, supported by Tuscan (Doric according to Hartwell (2004)) columns. The wooden roof is Victorian. Pevsner, N. (1969) ''Lancashire; 1: The Industrial and commercial south''. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 391</ref><ref>Chapel 1934: Hartwell (2004)</ref> It is now a [[Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester|Grade II* listed building]].<ref name="Trinity">{{NHLE |desc=Church of the Sacred Trinity, Salford |num=1386185 | access-date=23 February 2008 | mode = cs2}}</ref>

[[Salford Cathedral]] is one of the largest Catholic cathedrals in Northern England. It was built between 1844 and 1848, and was [[Listed building|listed]] as a Grade II* building in 1980.<ref>{{NHLE |desc=Cathedral of St John and Attached Cathedral House |num=1386115 |access-date=10 November 2007 | mode = cs2}}</ref> It is at the centre of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford]], which was founded in 1850 as one of the first post-[[English Reformation|Reformation]] Catholic dioceses in Britain. Its current boundaries encompass [[Manchester]] and a large part of [[North West England]]. The [[Bishop of Salford]]'s official residence is at [[Wardley Hall]].<ref>{{Citation | title= Lancashire : Manchester and the South-East | series= The buildings of England | last1= Hartwell | first1= Clare | first2= Matthew | last2= Hyde |first3= Nikolaus | last3= Pevsner | year= 2004 | publisher= Yale University Press | location= New Haven, Conn.; London | isbn= 0-300-10583-5 | pages= 762–5 }}</ref>
[[File:St Philip with St Stephen Church - geograph.org.uk - 1415230.jpg|thumb|upright|[[St Philip's Church, Salford|St Philip with St Stephen Church]]]] Salford [[Deanery]] is in the Salford [[Archdeaconry]] of the [[Church of England]]. The sixteen churches in the deanery include the Parish Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in Paddington, [[St Thomas' Church, Pendleton|St. Thomas' in Pendleton]], St Philip with St Stephen near the town hall and [[St Clement's Church, Ordsall|St Clement's in Ordsall]].<ref>{{Citation | title = Salford Archdeaconry | url = http://www.manchester.anglican.org/churches/salford-archdeaconry | publisher = manchester.anglican.org | access-date = 18 July 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090818184658/http://www.manchester.anglican.org/churches/salford-archdeaconry | archive-date = 18 August 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

The [[Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester|Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation]], Manchester was founded in 1861, in [[Broughton, Greater Manchester|Broughton]]. It was established by the local Greek immigrant community, who had arrived in the area soon after the [[Greek War of Independence]] in the early 19th century. It replaced an earlier place of worship on [[Cheetham Hill|Cheetham Hill Road]], and an earlier chapel on Wellington Street. It is the oldest purpose-built Orthodox church in the country.<ref>{{Citation | title = Church of the Annunciation – Greek Orthodox | url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/BroughtonS/BuryNewRdGreekOrthodox.shtml | publisher = genuki.org.uk | access-date =18 July 2009 }}</ref>