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General Information » Culture & Lifestyle » Religion

Freedom of worship has been practised in Sydney since the mid 1800s. Some 30% of Sydney’s population are Catholic, 20.2% are Anglican and 11.9% have no religion. The rest follow a number of spiritual paths, from Buddhism to Islam, Baptist, Sikhism and various others. As befitting the city’s Christian background, the Christian calendar is followed with major celebrations at Christmas and Easter.



Listings


Bahai’i House of Worship/Uniting Church

Buddhism Information Centre/Uniting Church

Central Church/Baptist

Christ Church St. Laurence/Anglican

Garrison Church

Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of St George

Lakemba Mosque/Islamic

Pitt Street Uniting Church/Uniting Church

Scott's Church/Presbyterian

St Andrew's Cathedral

St Mary''s Cathedral/Catholic

St Patrick's Church/Catholic

St Paul's/Lutheran

St Peter-Julian's Catholic Church/Catholic

St Steven's/Uniting Church

Surry Hills Mosque/Islamic

Sydney Congress Hall/Salvation Army

The Great Sydney Synagogue

Wayside Chapel/Interdenominational



This excerpt was taken from

Sydney Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides