Religion in Edmonton

The LDS Edmonton Alberta Temple, at the 53rd Avenue exit on the east side of the Whitemud Freeway.

Sacred Heart Church, 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.

According to the 2001 census, 31.2% of Edmonton residents are Protestant and 29.4% are Catholic. 5.5% belong to other Christian denominations, 2.9% are Muslim, 0.6% are Jewish, 5.1% are adherents of other religions, and 24.4% profess no religion.^[1] One of Alberta's three Bahá'í 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.^[2] 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^[3] (North Indian Temple) and the Maha Ganapathy Society of Alberta (South Indian Temple).^[4] The Sikh community in Edmonton is served by four Gurudawaras. The Jewish Community in Edmonton is served by Jewish Federation of Edmonton.^[5] The region is served by five synagogues.^[6] Edmonton is also home to two of Alberta's four Unitarian Universalist congregations—the Unitarian Church of Edmonton^[7] and the Westwood Unitarian Congregation;^[8] the other two are located in Calgary and Lethbridge.^[9]

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'	[10]
Lutheran	Bishop	Synod of Alberta and the Territories	None. Office of the Bishop at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran	[11]
Roman Catholic	Archbishop	Archdiocese of Edmonton	St. Joseph's	[12]
Russian Orthodox	Bishop	Patriarchal parishes in Canada	St. Barbara
Orthodox Church of Canada	Bishop	Edmonton and All Western Canada Eparchy	All Saints'	[13]
Ukrainian Catholic	Bishop	Eparchy of Edmonton	St. Josaphat
Ukrainian Orthodox	Archbishop	Edmonton and Western Canada Eparchy	St. John

References

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