Editing London (section)

===Religion===
{{main|Religion in London}}
{{see also|List of churches in London}}
{{Pie chart|thumb=right|caption=Religion in London (2021)<ref name=census2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/8f748994-2bd6-407c-b7f8-7f9d7fafbe6f| title=Religion |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref>|label1=[[Christianity]]|value1=40.66|color1=DodgerBlue|label2=[[Atheism|No Religion]]|value2=27.05|color2=honeydew|label3=[[Islam]]|value3=14.99|color3=Green|label4=[[Hinduism]]|value4=5.15|color4=darkorange|label5=[[Judaism]]|value5=1.65|color5=turquoise|label6=[[Sikhism]]|value6=1.64|color6=yellow|label7=[[Buddhism]]|value7=0.99|color7=goldenrod|label8=Other Religions|value8=0.88|color8=deeppink|label9=Religion not Stated|value9=7.00|color9=lightgrey}}
According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]], the largest religious groupings were [[British Christianity|Christians]] (40.66%), followed by those of no religion (20.7%), [[Islam in London|Muslims]] (15%), no response (8.5%), [[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hindus]] (5.15%), Jews (1.65%), [[Sikhism in the United Kingdom|Sikhs]] (1.64%), [[Buddhism in the United Kingdom|Buddhists]] (1.0%) and other (0.8%).<ref name=census2021/><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-286262 |title=2011 Census, Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales |publisher=Office for National Statistics |date=11 December 2012 |access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>

London has traditionally been [[Christian]], and has a [[List of churches in London|large number of churches]], particularly in the City of London. The well-known [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in the City and [[Southwark Cathedral]] south of the river are [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] administrative centres,<ref name="london_096">{{Cite web |date=7 April 2008 |title=About Saint Paul's |url= http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=97320F44yHMK9hndcXZBD5sVH4m52Yc0 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080407082352/http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=97320F44yHMK9hndcXZBD5sVH4m52Yc0 |archive-date=7 April 2008 |access-date=25 March 2021 |publisher=Dean and Chapter St Paul's}}</ref> while the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], principal bishop of the [[Church of England]] and worldwide [[Anglican Communion]], has his main residence at [[Lambeth Palace]] in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]].<ref name="london_097">{{Cite web |title=Lambeth Palace Library |url=http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430174131/http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/ |archive-date=30 April 2011 |access-date=27 April 2008 |website=[[Lambeth Palace Library]]}}</ref>

Important national and royal ceremonies are shared between [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's]] and [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref name=london_098>{{Cite web |url= http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ |title=Westminster Abbey |publisher=Dean and Chapter of Westminster |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110505083817/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ |archive-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Abbey is not to be confused with nearby [[Westminster Cathedral]], the largest [[Roman Catholic]] cathedral in [[England and Wales]].<ref name=london_099>{{Cite web |url= http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html |title=Westminster Cathedral |publisher=Westminster Cathedral |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080327041736/http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html |archive-date=27 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite the prevalence of Anglican churches, observance is low within the denomination. Anglican Church attendance continues a long, steady decline, according to Church of England statistics.<ref name=london_100>{{Cite web |url= http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/statistics/2007provisionalattendance.pdf |title=Church of England Statistics |publisher=Church of England |access-date=6 June 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110516202652/http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/statistics/2007provisionalattendance.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2011 }}</ref>

Notable mosques include the [[East London Mosque]] in Tower Hamlets, which is allowed to give the Islamic call to prayer through loudspeakers, the [[London Central Mosque]] on the edge of [[Regent's Park]]<ref name=london_101>{{Cite web |url= http://www.iccuk.org/index.php?article=1&PHPSESSID=rbt2vceqs1bpn9567k0kiv9hu5 |title=London Central Mosque Trust Ltd |publisher=London Central Mosque Trust Ltd. & The Islamic Cultural Centre |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426193641/http://www.iccuk.org/index.php?article=1&PHPSESSID=rbt2vceqs1bpn9567k0kiv9hu5 |archive-date=26 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Baitul Futuh]] of the [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]]. After the oil boom, increasing numbers of wealthy [[Middle-East]]ern Arab Muslims based themselves around [[Mayfair]], Kensington and [[Knightsbridge]] in West London.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2010 |title=Sikh-Britons Second Wealthiest: Government Report |url= http://www.sikhchic.com/history/sikhbritons_second_wealthiest_government_report |website=sikhchic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Gareth |date=14 March 2013 |title=Comment: British Sikhs Are the Best Example of Cultural Integration |url= http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/03/14/comment-british-sikhs-are-the-best-example-of-cultural-integ |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=politics.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="london_102">{{Cite web |author=Bill |first=Peter |date=30 May 2008 |title=The $300 Billion Arabs Are Coming |url= https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-300-billion-arabs-are-coming-6890813.html |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430181240/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23488244-the-300-billion-arabs-are-coming.do |archive-date=30 April 2011 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Evening Standard |location= London}}</ref> There are large [[Bengali Muslim]] communities in the eastern boroughs of [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]] and [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2003 |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics, Local Authorities in England and Wales |publisher= Office for National Statistics |url= http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-211026 |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150825013919/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-211026 |archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>

Large Hindu communities are found in the north-western boroughs of [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]] and [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]], the latter hosting what was until 2006<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/5276644.stm |title=Opening for biggest Hindu temple |work=BBC News |date=23 August 2006 |access-date=28 August 2006}}</ref> Europe's largest [[Hindu temple]], [[Neasden Temple]].<ref name=london_103>{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/19/hindu_london_feature.shtml |title=Hindu London |date=6 June 2005 |work=BBC London |access-date=3 June 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060218161357/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/19/hindu_london_feature.shtml |archive-date=18 February 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> London is home to 44 Hindu temples, including the [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London]]. There are Sikh communities in East and West London, particularly in Southall, home to one of the largest Sikh populations and the largest Sikh temple outside India.<ref name=london_104>{{Cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2898761.stm |title=£17&nbsp;m Sikh temple opens |date=30 March 2003 |work=BBC News |access-date=7 June 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071003094649/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2898761.stm |archive-date=3 October 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The majority of [[British Jews]] live in London, with notable Jewish communities in [[Stamford Hill]], [[Stanmore]], [[Golders Green]], [[Finchley]], [[Hampstead]], [[Hendon]], and [[Edgware]], all in [[North London]]. [[Bevis Marks Synagogue]] in the [[City of London]] is affiliated to London's historic [[Sephardic]] Jewish community. It is the only synagogue in Europe to have held regular services continually for over 300&nbsp;years. [[Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue]] has the largest membership of any Orthodox synagogue in Europe.<ref name=london_106>{{Cite web |url= http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Israel/Partnerships/Regions/Kavimut/Britain+Communities/Stanmore+11.htm |publisher=The Jewish Agency for Israel |title=Stanmore |access-date=12 October 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426075317/http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Israel/Partnerships/Regions/Kavimut/Britain+Communities/Stanmore+11.htm |archive-date=26 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[London Jewish Forum]] was set up in 2006 in response to the growing significance of devolved London Government.<ref name=london_107>{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Jonny |date=10 December 2006 |url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/1178443551.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+10%2C+2006&author=JONNY+PAUL%2C+Jerusalem+Post+correspondent&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=05&desc=Livingstone+apologizes+to+UK+Jews |title=Livingstone apologizes to UK's Jews |work=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110427064159/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881856232&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |archive-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>