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=== Religion === {{More citations needed|1=section|date=March 2022}} {| class="wikitable floatright" !Religion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syracuse, New York Religion|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_york/syracuse|access-date=December 20, 2018|website=Best Places|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115101251/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_york/syracuse|url-status=live}}</ref> !% of Population |- |Percent religious |56.0% |- |Catholicism |36.2% |- |Other Christian |16.3% |- |Islam |1.4% |- |Eastern religion (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism) |1.2% |- |Judaism |0.9% |} '''Christianity:''' Most Christians in Syracuse are Catholic, reflecting the influence of 19th and early 20th-century immigration patterns, when numerous Irish, German, Italian and eastern European Catholics settled in the city. The city has the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]]. Syracuse is also home to the combined [[novitiate]] of the United States Northeast (UNE) and Maryland Provinces of the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits). The historic [[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] is located near downtown (Roman Catholic, with Mass, offered in English and Polish). [[Tridentine Mass]] is offered multiple times a week at Transfiguration Parish in the [[Near Eastside, Syracuse|Eastside]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite letter |first=Douglas |last=Lucia |recipient= Diocesan Family |subject= Establishment of St. Mary of the Assumption as diocesan shrine |language= English |date= August 6, 2021 |url=https://thecatholicsun.com/bishop-lucias-letter-on-establishment-of-st-mary-of-the-assumption-as-diocesan-shrine/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 }}</ref> Another major historic church is the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[St. Paul's Cathedral (Syracuse, New York)|St. Paul's Cathedral]]. Both cathedrals are located at [[Columbus Circle (Syracuse, NY)|Columbus Circle]]. They represent their respective [[diocese]]s, the [[Diocese of Syracuse]] (Roman Catholic) and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Central New York|Diocese of Central New York]] (Episcopal). The [[Assembly of God]], the American Baptist Churches of the US, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], and the [[United Church of Christ]] are other Protestant denominations, and they have their state offices in the Greater Syracuse area. The dozens of churches in Syracuse include Seventh-Day Adventist, [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Jehovah's Witness]], [[Christian Science]], [[RPCNA|Reformed Presbyterian]], and Metaphysical Christian. '''[[Buddhism]]:''' Buddhism is represented by the [[Zen Center of Syracuse]] on the Seneca Turnpike; as well as a center on Park Street, on the city's Northside. '''[[Hinduism]]:''' [[Hindu]] houses of worship include the Hindu Mandir of Central New York in Liverpool. '''[[Islam]]:''' The [[Islamic Society of Central New York Mosque]] is located on Comstock Avenue and Muhammad's Study Group on West Kennedy Street. '''Judaism:''' Several synagogues are located in the Syracuse metropolitan area, including Beth Shalom-Chevra Chas, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse, and [[Temple Society of Concord|Temple Concord]], considered the ninth-oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Temple Concord Syracuse |url=https://www.templeconcord.org/about-us |website=Temple Concord |publisher=Union for Reform Judaism |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418171828/https://www.templeconcord.org/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref> '''[[Sikhism]]:''' The [[gurdwara]] is at the Sikh Foundation of Syracuse, in [[Liverpool, New York|Liverpool]]. '''[[Unitarian Universalism]]:''' Two [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian Universalist]] societies in Syracuse: May Memorial Unitarian Society and First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse.<gallery mode="packed"> File:Basilica Sacred Heart of Jesus.JPG|alt=|[[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] File:CathedralSyracuse.jpg|alt=|[[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]] File:Syracuse 1900 church assumption.jpg|alt=|Assumption Church File:St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Syracuse, New York - 20220419.jpg|alt=|[[St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church]] File:MizpahTower.jpg|alt=|First Baptist Church File:St Pauls Syracuse.jpg|alt=|[[Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral (Syracuse, New York)|Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral]] </gallery>
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