The LDS Edmonton Alberta Temple, at the 53rd Avenue exit on the east side of the Whitemud Freeway
Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, on "Church Street" (96 Street) in Edmonton's inner city area
Al-Rashid Mosque, Canada's oldest Mosque
Beth Israel Synagogue, Edmonton's oldest synagogue
Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh (Sikh Temple) in north Edmonton

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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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[4] (North Indian Temple) and the Maha Ganapathy Society of Alberta (South Indian Temple).[5] The Sikh community in Edmonton is served by four Gurudawaras. The Jewish Community in Edmonton is served by Jewish Federation of Edmonton.[6] The region is served by five synagogues.[7] Edmonton is also home to two of Alberta's four Unitarian Universalist congregations—the Unitarian Church of Edmonton[8] and the Westwood Unitarian Congregation;[9] the other two are located in Calgary and Lethbridge.[10]

Christian sees

Main pages: Category:Religious sees in Edmonton and List of cathedrals in Canada

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' [11]
Lutheran Bishop Synod of Alberta and the Territories None. Office of the Bishop at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran [12]
Roman Catholic Archbishop Archdiocese of Edmonton St. Joseph's [13]
Russian Orthodox Bishop Patriarchal parishes in Canada St. Barbara
Orthodox Church of Canada Bishop Edmonton and All Western Canada Eparchy All Saints' [14]
Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Eparchy of Edmonton St. Josaphat
Ukrainian Orthodox Archbishop Edmonton and Western Canada Eparchy St. John

See also

References

  1. ^ "NHS Profile, 2011". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada (2007-02-01). "2001 Census- Religion by population in Edmonton". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  3. ^ "Al-Rashid Mosque". The Friday Bulletin. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  4. ^ "Hindu Society of Alberta". The Friday Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  5. ^ Maha Ganapathy Temple (Hindu Temple). "Maha Ganapathy Temple (Hindu Temple)". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  6. ^ Jewish Federation of Edmonton. "Jewish Federation of Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  7. ^ Synagogues in Edmonton. "Synagogues in Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  8. ^ "Welcome to the Unitarian Church of Edmonton". Unitarian Church of Edmonton. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Welcome to Westwood". Westwood Unitarian Congregation. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  10. ^ Canadian Unitarian Council. "Congregations in Alberta". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  11. ^ Anglican Diocese of Edmonton. "Anglican Diocese of Edmonton". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  12. ^ Synod of Alberta and the Territories. "Synod of Alberta and the Territories". Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  13. ^ Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. "Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  14. ^ Orthodox Church Of Canada. "Orthodox Church Of Canada". Retrieved 2009-02-28.
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