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词条 Religion in Cheshire
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  1. Religious group breakdown

  2. See also

  3. References

Religion in Cheshire, and, in particular, Christianity, has a long history. In the 2001 census, however 1 in 5 people either were recorded as no religion or religion not stated.[1]

The boundary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester currently follows most closely the pre-1974 county boundary of Cheshire, so it includes all of Wirral, most of Stockport, and the Cheshire panhandle, that included Tintwistle Rural District council area.[2] In terms of Roman Catholic church administration, the majority of Cheshire falls into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury.[3] Cheshire still has a slightly higher proportion of Christians than the rest of the North West of England.[1]

There is an Islamic organisation in Cheshire called Islamic Forum Cheshire it is affiliated to the Muslim Council of Britain.[4]

In Cheshire there were number of Jewish congregations some of which were set up by World War II evacuees [5] the only remaining is Chester Hebrew Congregation.[6] In Cheshire there is also a Jewish Primary School called North Cheshire Jewish Primary School.[7]

There are a number of Buddhist centres in Cheshire, including Kagyu Buddhism Cheshire,[8] and Odiyana Buddhist Meditation Centre which provides classes in Buddhism throughout the County.[9]

In Warrington there is a Sikh Gurdwara called Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sikh Temple built by the Indian community in Cheshire.[10]

Religious group breakdown

According to the 2001 Census, the religious group breakdown in Cheshire was:[1]

Religion Chester Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Ellesmere Port and Neston Macclesfield Vale Royal Total
Christian 92,377 (78.1%) 73,844 (81.5%) 89,080 (80.2%) 67,396 (82.5%) 119,508 (79.6%) 100,208 (82.1%) 542,413 (80.5%)
Buddhist 236 (0.2%) 107 (0.1%) 151 (0.1%) 108 (0.1%) 292 (0.2%) 200 (0.2%) 1,091 (0.2%)
Hindu 206 (0.2%) 97 (0.1%) 129 (0.1%) 65 (0.1%) 391 (0.3%) 123 (0.1%) 1,010 (0.1%)
Jewish 132 (0.1%) 52 (0.1%) 48 (0.0%) 40 (0.0%) 459 (0.3%) 52 (0.0%) 798 (0.1%)
Muslim 630 (0.5%) 154 (0.2%) 459 (0.4%) 212 (0.3%) 767 (0.5%) 211 (0.2%) 2,433 (0.4%)
Sikh 65 (0.1%) 34 (0.0%) 46 (0.0%) 27 (0.0%) 86 (0.1%) 73 (0.1%) 333 (0.0%)
All other religions 197 (0.2%) 141 (0.2%) 165 (0.1%) 62 (0.1%) 283 (0.2%) 176 (0.1%) 1033 (0.2%)
No religion 15,342 (13.0%) 10,389 (11.5%) 13,222 (11.9%) 8,340 (10.2%) 19,146 (12.8%) 13,315 (10.9%) 79,754 (11.8%)
Religion not stated 9,024 (7.6%) 5,828 (6.4%) 7,707 (6.9%) 5,407 (6.6%) 9,225 (6.1%) 7,732 (6.3%) 44,923 (6.7%)

See also

{{portal|Cheshire}}
  • List of churches in Cheshire

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/equalityanddiversity/religionandethnicityfactsandfigures.htm |title=Religious Group Breakdown |work=Cheshire County Council |accessdate=2008-06-29 |date=2007-12-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716050531/http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/equalityanddiversity/religionandethnicityfactsandfigures.htm |archivedate=July 16, 2006 }}
2. ^Chester Diocese (Church of England). Official website. Retrieval Date: 30 September 2007.
3. ^Diocese of Shrewsbury (Roman Catholic). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729184948/http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/index.asp |date=2010-07-29 }} Official website. Retrieval Date: 30 September 2007.
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mcb.org.uk/affiliates.php |title=MCB Affiliates |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher=www.mcb.org.uk |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628043059/http://www.mcb.org.uk/affiliates.php |archivedate=2008-06-28 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishgen.org/JCR-UK/england_geographic.htm#cheshire |title= Cheshire |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher=www.jewishgen.org |date= }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishgen.org/JCR-UK/Community/chester/index.htm |title=Chester Hebrew Congregation |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher=www.jewishgen.org |date= }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ncjps.org.uk/prospectus.htm |title=Prospectus |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher=www.ncjps.org.uk |date= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080414194005/http://www.ncjps.org.uk/prospectus.htm |archivedate = 2008-04-14}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dechen.org/centres/northwest/cheshire.html |title=Kagyu Buddhism Cheshire |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher=www.dechen.org |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806204757/http://www.dechen.org/centres/northwest/cheshire.html |archivedate=2007-08-06 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.meditationincheshire.org/ |title=Odiyana Buddhist Meditation Centre |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher=www.meditationincheshire.org |date= }}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2418 |title=Gurudwaras in United Kingdom |accessdate=2008-06-28 |work= |publisher= |date= }}
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