Editing Newark, New Jersey (section)

=== Religion ===
[[File:Lucy RCC Newark jeh.jpg|thumb|[[St. Lucy's Church (Newark, New Jersey)|St. Lucy's Church]] in the [[(Seventh Avenue, Newark)|Old First Ward]] is home to the National Shrine of [[Gerard Majella|St. Gerard]] where followers continue to seek the Catholic saint's intercession on fertility and safe delivery in childbirth.]]
[[File:Mt Olive AME Church Newark jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church|left]]
[[File:Ahavas Sholom Newark Front.JPG|thumb|upright=1|Congregation Ahavas Sholom, a Newark [[synagogue]]]]
Roughly 60% of Newarkers identified with a religion as of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_jersey/newark|title=Newark, New Jersey Religion|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328225611/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_jersey/newark|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest [[Christianity|Christian]] group in Newark is the [[Catholic Church]] (34.3%), followed by [[Baptists]] (5.2%). The city's Catholic population are divided into [[Latin Church|Latin]] and [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Eastern Catholics]]. The Latin Church-based [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark|Archdiocese of Newark]], serving [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]] counties, is headquartered in the city. Its [[episcopal see|episcopal seat]] is the [[Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Newark)|Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart]]. Eastern Catholics in the area are served by the [[Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark]], an [[eparchy]] of the [[Syriac Catholic Church]], and by the [[Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia|Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy]] of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Baptist churches in Newark are affiliated with the [[American Baptist Churches USA]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc-usa.org/find-a-church/|title=Find A Church – ABCUSA|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806062430/http://www.abc-usa.org/find-a-church/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]], the [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]], and [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc]].

Following, 2.4% identified with [[Methodism]] and the [[United Methodist Church]] and [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|African Methodist Episcopal]] and [[African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church|AME Zion]] churches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search|title=Search – Find A Church|website=The United Methodist Church|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413050031/https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ame-church.com/directory/find-a-church/|title=Find a Church|last=Church|first=A. M. E.|website=AME Church|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415105527/https://www.ame-church.com/directory/find-a-church/|url-status=live}}</ref> 1.6% of Christian Newarkers are [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] and 1.3% identified as [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]]. The Presbyterian community is dominated by the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and [[Presbyterian Church in America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcusa.org/search/congregations/?criteria=Newark,+NJ&distance=15&by_location=Search&congregation=&presbytery=|title=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – Resources|last=Church (U.S.A.)|first=Presbyterian|date=April 8, 2020|website=www.pcusa.org|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628081421/https://www.pcusa.org/search/congregations/?criteria=Newark,+NJ&distance=15&by_location=Search&congregation=&presbytery=|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcaac.org/church-directory/|title=Church Directory|website=PCA Administrative Committee|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=February 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209183851/https://www.pcaac.org/church-directory/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Pentecostal community is dominated by the [[Church of God in Christ]] and [[Assemblies of God USA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ag.org/Resources/Directories/Find%20a%20Church?C=Newark&S=NJ|title=Find a Church|website=ag.org|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804084934/https://ag.org/Resources/Directories/Find%20a%20Church?C=Newark&S=NJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

0.9% of Christians in the city and nearby suburbs identify as [[Anglicanism|Anglican or Episcopalian]]. Most are served by the [[Episcopal Diocese of Newark|Newark Diocese]] of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church in the United States]]. The remainder identified with [[Continuing Anglican movement|Continuing Anglican]] or [[Evangelical Anglicanism|Evangelical Episcopal]] bodies including the [[Reformed Episcopal Church]] and [[Anglican Church in North America]]. ACNA and REC-affiliated churches form the [[Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic]].

0.6% of Christians are members of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], followed by [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]] (0.2%). 3.0% of the city's Christian populace were of other Christian denominations including the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern]] and [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]] churches,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goarch.org/parishes|title=Parishes|website=www.goarch.org|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403152526/https://www.goarch.org/parishes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oca.org/parishes/state/NJ|title=Parishes – New Jersey|website=www.oca.org|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804085815/https://www.oca.org/parishes/state/NJ|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Independent sacramental movement|Independent sacramental churches]], the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.jw.org/ui/E/meeting-search.html#/weekly-meetings/search/E/Newark,%20NJ,%20USA/40.735657,-74.172367/|title=Find a Meeting|website=apps.jw.org|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327102107/https://apps.jw.org/ui/E/meeting-search.html#/weekly-meetings/search/E/Newark,%20NJ,%20USA/40.735657,-74.172367/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational Protestants]], and the [[United Church of Christ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucc.org/find|title=Find Churches Near Me, Church Directory|website=United Church of Christ|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=April 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409065756/https://www.ucc.org/find|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in Newark include the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] ([[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]) and the [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New York and New Jersey|Diocese]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] and New Jersey ([[Orthodox Church in America]]). The largest Oriental Orthodox bodies include the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]] and [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]].

[[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] were tied as the second-largest religious community (3.0%). Up until 1967, Jewish Americans formed a substantial portion of the middle class. Currently, [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]], [[Shia Islam|Shia]] and [[Ahmadiyya]] Muslims are the largest Islamic denominational demographic, though some Muslims in the area may be [[Quranism|Quranists]]. Most Sunni [[mosque]]s are members of the [[Islamic Society of North America]]. The Nation of Islam had a [[Mosque No. 25|former mosque]] in Newark presided by [[Louis Farrakhan]].

A little over 1.2% practiced an eastern religion including [[Sikhism]], [[Hinduism]], and [[Buddhism]]. The remainder of Newark was [[spiritual but not religious]], [[Agnosticism|agnostic]], [[Deism|deistic]], or [[Atheism|atheist]], though some Newarkers identified with [[Modern Paganism|neo-pagan]] religions including [[Wicca]] and other smaller [[new religious movement]]s.