Christianity is the religion with the largest following in York, with 59.5% residents reporting themselves as Christian in the 2011 census.
The percentages following each non-Christian religion were all below the national average for England, but those responding as "No Religion" were higher than the national average.

There are 33 active Anglican churches in York, which is home to the Archbishop of York and York Minster, the Mother Church and administrative centre of the northern province of the Church of England and the Diocese of York.

York is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough, has eight Roman Catholic churches and a number of different Catholic religious orders.

Leaders of different Christian denominations work together across the city, forming a network of churches known as One Voice York.

Other Christian denominations that are active in York include the Religious Society of Friends who have three meeting houses, Methodists within the York Circuit of The Methodist Church York and Hull District, and Unitarians.
St Columba's United Reformed Church in Priory Street, originally built for the Presbyterians, dates from 1879.
York's only Mosque is located in the Layerthorpe area, and the city also has a UK Islamic Mission centre.
Various Buddhist traditions are represented in the city and around York.
There is also an active Jewish community.
Christianity is the religion with the largest following in York, with 59.5% residents reporting themselves as Christian in the 2011 census. The percentages following each non-Christian religion were all below the national average for England, but those responding as "No Religion" were higher than the national average.
There are 33 active Anglican churches in York, which is home to the Archbishop of York and York Minster, the Mother Church and administrative centre of the northern province of the Church of England and the Diocese of York.
York is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough, has eight Roman Catholic churches and a number of different Catholic religious orders.
Leaders of different Christian denominations work together across the city, forming a network of churches known as One Voice York.
Other Christian denominations that are active in York include the Religious Society of Friends who have three meeting houses, Methodists within the York Circuit of The Methodist Church York and Hull District, and Unitarians. St Columba's United Reformed Church in Priory Street, originally built for the Presbyterians, dates from 1879. York's only Mosque is located in the Layerthorpe area, and the city also has a UK Islamic Mission centre. Various Buddhist traditions are represented in the city and around York. There is also an active Jewish community.
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