Editing Monaco (section)

===Religion===
{{Main|Catholic Church in Monaco}}
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| caption = Religion in Monaco according to the ''Global Religious Landscape'' survey by the [[Pew Research Center|Pew Forum]], 2012<ref name="Survey"/>
| label1 = [[Christianity]]
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| label2 = Unaffiliated
| value2 = 11.7
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| label3 = [[Judaism]]
| value3 = 1.7
| color3 = SkyBlue
| label4 = [[Islam]]
| value4 = 0.4
| color4 = Green
| label5 = Other religions
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Christians comprise a total of 86% of Monaco's population.<ref name="Survey"/>

According to Monaco 2012 International Religious Freedom Report, Roman Catholics are Monaco's largest religious group, followed by Protestant Christians. The Report states that there is a Greek Orthodox church and two Protestant churches, an Anglican church and a Reformed church. There are also various other [[Evangelical Protestant]] communities that gather periodically..{{fact|date=January 2025}}

[[File:Monaco BW 2011-06-07 16-07-20.jpg|thumb|[[Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate]]]]

The official religion is [[Catholicism]], with freedom of other religions guaranteed by the constitution.<ref name="MonacoReligion"/> There are five Roman Catholic parish churches in Monaco and one [[Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate|cathedral]], which is the seat of the [[archbishop of Monaco]]..{{fact|date=January 2025}}
 
The diocese, which has existed since the mid-19th century, was raised to a non-metropolitan archbishopric in 1981 as the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco|Archdiocese of Monaco]] and remains exempt (i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See). The [[patron saint]] is [[Saint Devota]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Traditions |url=https://www.visitmonaco.com/en/event/traditions-church-services/17982/traditions |website=www.visitmonaco.com}}</ref>

Monaco's 2012 International Religious Freedom Report states that there is one [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] church in Monaco. The Russian Orthodox Parish of the [[Canonization of the Romanovs|Holy Royal Martyrs]] meets in the Reformed Church's Rue Louis Notari building..{{fact|date=January 2025}}

There is one [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]] church (St Paul's Church), located in the Avenue de Grande Bretagne in Monte Carlo. The church was dedicated in 1925. In 2007 this had a formal membership of 135 Anglican residents in the principality but was also serving a considerably larger number of Anglicans temporarily in the country, mostly as tourists. The church site also accommodates an English-language library of over 3,000 books.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stpaulsmonaco.com/ |title=Saint Paul's Church, Monte-Carlo |work=stpaulsmonaco.com |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120210451/http://stpaulsmonaco.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The church is part of the Anglican [[Diocese in Europe]].

There is one Reformed church, which meets in a building located in Rue Louis Notari. The building dates from 1958 to 1959. The church is affiliated with the [[United Protestant Church of France]] (Église Protestante Unie de France, EPUF), a group that incorporates the former Reformed Church of France (Église Réformée de France). Through this affiliation with EPUF, the church is part of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]. The church acts as a host church to some other Christian communities, allowing them to use its building..{{fact|date=January 2025}}

The Monaco Parish of the [[Charismatic Episcopal Church]] (Parish of St Joseph) dates from 2017 and meets in the Reformed Church's Rue Louis Notari building.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

The [[Muslim]] population of Monaco consists of about 280 people, most of whom are residents, not citizens.<ref>{{cite web |author=Simon Rogers |date=28 January 2011 |title=Muslim populations by country: how big will each Muslim population be by 2030? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jan/28/muslim-population-country-projection-2030 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801104159/https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jan/28/muslim-population-country-projection-2030 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |access-date=12 December 2016 |work=the Guardian}}</ref> The majority of the Muslim population of Monaco are [[Arabs]], though there is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] minority as well.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islam in Monaco |url=http://www.muslimpopulation.com/Europe/MONACO/Islam%20in%20Monaco.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629233503/http://www.muslimpopulation.com/Europe/MONACO/Islam%20in%20Monaco.php |archive-date=29 June 2017 |access-date=11 March 2015 |work=muslimpopulation.com}}</ref> Monaco does not have any official [[mosque]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islam in Monaco |url=http://www.islamicpopulation.com/Europe/MONACO/Islam%20in%20Monaco.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060556/http://www.islamicpopulation.com/Europe/MONACO/Islam%20in%20Monaco.htm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=11 March 2015 |work=islamicpopulation.com}}</ref>
According to the Monaco Statistics database (IMSEE), there are around 100 Hindus living in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistical tables / Population census / Population and employment / IMSEE - Monaco IMSEE |url=https://www.monacostatistics.mc/Population-and-employment/Population-census/Statistical-tables |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=www.monacostatistics.mc |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212234127/https://www.monacostatistics.mc/Population-and-employment/Population-census/Statistical-tables |url-status=live }}</ref>

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The Association Culturelle Israélite de Monaco (founded in 1948) is a converted house containing a synagogue, a community Hebrew school, and a [[Kashrut|kosher]] food shop, located in Monte Carlo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mavensearch.com/synagogues/C3414Y41808RX |title=Synagogues in Monte Carlo – Shuls in Monte Carlo – Jewish Temples in Monte Carlo |publisher=Mavensearch.com |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024102946/http://www.mavensearch.com/synagogues/C3414Y41808RX |url-status=live }}</ref> The community mainly consists of retirees from Britain (40%) and [[North Africa]]. Half of the Jewish population is [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic]], mainly from North Africa, while the other half is [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]].<ref>Details at [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/monaco.html Jewish Virtual Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715071206/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/monaco.html |date=15 July 2014 }}</ref>