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===Religion=== [[File:Mercyhurst2.jpg|thumb|[[Catholic Church|Catholic]] influence is broadly present in Erie, including at [[Mercyhurst University]].]] In the early 20th century, Erie had a significant community of Russian immigrants, many of whom worked in [[shipbuilding]] along the bayfront. Unusual for a Great Lakes city, a substantial number of these Russian immigrants were priestless ([[Old Believers#Bespopovtsy|''Bespopovtsy'']]) [[Old Believers]]. In 1983, most of this community united with the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], and Father Pimen Simon became an [[Edinoverie|Old Ritualist priest]] within the canonical [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.churchofthenativity.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147&Itemid=57 |title=Church of the Nativity: Our Parish. Retrieved 6-23-2008 |access-date=June 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009152511/http://www.churchofthenativity.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147&Itemid=57 |archive-date=October 9, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Even today, the gold-domed Church of the Nativity,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.churchofthenativity.net |title=Church of the Nativity |access-date=May 25, 2007}}</ref> on the bayfront near the former heart of the Russian community, is an Old Ritualist church and home parish to the famed [[iconography|iconographer]] Fr. [[Theodore Jurewicz]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Orthodox Bishops |url=http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/english/pages/firsttier/diocesesbishops.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518075257/http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/english/pages/firsttier/diocesesbishops.html |archive-date=May 18, 2007 |access-date=May 26, 2007 |website=Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia}}</ref> The Erie [[Jewish]] community is more than 150 years old. As of 2021, [[Temple Anshe Hesed]], a member of the [[Union for Reform Judaism]], was served by its spiritual leader, Rabbi Robert Morais.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anshehesederie.org/rabbi/ |title=Our Rabbi - Temple Anshe Hesed |access-date=April 12, 2021 }}</ref> Congregation Brith Sholom (Jewish Center) is affiliated with the [[United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism]], and Rabbi Leonard Lifshen has been its spiritual leader since 1989.{{Cn|date=May 2024}} Erie is home to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie]], covering 13 counties; at {{Convert|9936|sqmi|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}, it is the largest in the state in area. Its diocesan seat is [[St. Peter Cathedral, Erie|Saint Peter Cathedral]] in Erie, which has a {{convert|265|ft|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} central tower flanked by two {{convert|150|ft|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} towers. Since October 1, 2012, [[Lawrence T. Persico]] has been the bishop of Erie; [[Donald Walter Trautman|Donald Trautman]] was the [[bishop emeritus]] of the diocese until his death in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Massing |first=Dana |date=August 1, 2012 |title=New Catholic bishop named for Erie |newspaper=Erie Times-News |url=http://goerie.com/article/20120801/NEWS02/307319923/New-Catholic-bishop-named-for-Erie |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824002312/http://www.goerie.com/article/20120801/NEWS02/307319923/New-Catholic-bishop-named-for-Erie |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the Association of Religion Data Archives,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/42049_2000.asp |title=County Membership Report: Erie County, Pennsylvania |website=The Association of Religion Data Archives |year=2000 |access-date=May 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310212127/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/42049_2000.asp |archive-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Erie County had a total population of 280,843 in 2000, of which 103,333 claimed affiliation with the Catholic Church, 40,301 with mainline Protestant houses of worship, and 12,980 with evangelical Protestant churches.
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