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===Religion=== In Metairie, 54.1% of residents identified with some religion as of 2019. Due to Spanish and French colonial influence, Metairie and the surrounding area have an overwhelmingly Catholic populace. Approximately 34.6% identify with the [[Catholic Church]], served by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans]]; 5.9% were [[Baptists|Baptist]], 3.1% [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], 1.4% [[Methodism|Methodist]], 0.6% [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], 0.6% [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]], 0.5% [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], and 0.5% from another [[List of Christian denominations|Christian group]] including the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] among others.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/metairie|title=Metairie, Louisiana Religion|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref> Approximately 0.7% were [[Islam|Muslims]] and 0.4% identified with an [[Eastern religions|Eastern religion]] such as [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], or [[Sikhism]];<ref name=":1" /> 0.6% of the community claimed affiliation with [[Judaism]].<ref name=":1" /> Metairie is home to Congregation Gates of Prayer, a [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] synagogue, and beside it is [[Congregation Beth Israel (New Orleans)|Congregation Beth Israel]], the oldest [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] congregation in the New Orleans metro area. Beth Israel constructed its new building in Metairie in 2012, several years after its building in [[Lakeview, New Orleans]] was destroyed by [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tapper |first=Josh |date=2015-08-17 |title=10 years on, Katrina still fosters a bond for New Orleans Jews |language=en-US |work=The Times of Israel |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/for-new-orleans-jews-katrina-10-years-on-still-fosters-communal-bond/ |access-date=2022-11-21}}</ref>
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