Religion in Edmonton consists of the diverse religious traditions of the people who live in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta.
As of the 2011 National Household Survey, 55.8% of Edmonton residents identified themselves as Christian with 25.9% of the total being Catholic. 31.1% have no religious affiliation, 12.5% belong to other Christian denominations, 5.5% are Muslim, 2.6% are Sikh, and 2.1% are Buddhist. One of Alberta's three Baháʼí Centres is located in Edmonton; the other two centres are situated in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, and Athabasca, Alberta. The first mosque established in Canada—the Al-Rashid Mosque, founded by Abdullah Yusuf Ali—is situated in Edmonton. Edmonton has an Ahmadiyya mosque, named Baitul Hadi Mosque. Edmonton also hosts a Maronite Catholic church, on 76th Avenue/98th Street, with services in English on Saturdays and Arabic on Sundays. The Lebanese community also has a Druze Community Centre on the north side of the city. The Edmonton Alberta Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated on December 11, 1999. The Hindu Community in Edmonton is served by the Hindu Society of Alberta (North Indian Temple) and the Maha Ganapathy Society of Alberta (South Indian Temple). The Sikh community in Edmonton is served by four Gurudawaras. The Jewish Community in Edmonton is served by Jewish Federation of Edmonton. The region is served by five synagogues. Edmonton is also home to two of Alberta's four Unitarian Universalist congregations—the Unitarian Church of Edmonton and the Westwood Unitarian Congregation; the other two are located in Calgary and Lethbridge.
Christian sees
Edmonton is the home several episcopal sees, or the official headquarters of a Christian bishop located at a cathedral, including: Denomination Title See Cathedral Reference Anglican Bishop Diocese of Edmonton All Saints' Lutheran Bishop Synod of Alberta and the Territories None. Office of the Bishop at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Roman Catholic Archbishop Archdiocese of Edmonton St. Joseph's Russian Orthodox Bishop Patriarchal parishes in Canada St. Barbara Orthodox Church of Canada Bishop Edmonton and All Western Canada Eparchy All Saints' Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Eparchy of Edmonton St. Josaphat Ukrainian Orthodox Archbishop Edmonton and Western Canada Eparchy St. John
See also Demographics of Edmonton
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