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London has traditionally been Christian, and has a [[List of churches in London|large number of churches]], particularly in the City of London. The well-known [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in the City and [[Southwark Cathedral]] south of the river are [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] administrative centres,<ref name="london_096">{{cite web|date=7 April 2008|title=About Saint Paul's|url=http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=97320F44yHMK9hndcXZBD5sVH4m52Yc0|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407082352/http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=97320F44yHMK9hndcXZBD5sVH4m52Yc0|archive-date=7 April 2008|access-date=25 March 2021|publisher=Dean and Chapter St Paul's}}</ref> while the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], principal bishop of the [[Church of England]] and worldwide [[Anglican Communion]], has his main residence at [[Lambeth Palace]] in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]].<ref name="london_097">{{cite web|title=Lambeth Palace Library|url=http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430174131/http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/|archive-date=30 April 2011|access-date=27 April 2008|website=[[Lambeth Palace Library]]}}</ref>
London has traditionally been Christian, and has a [[List of churches in London|large number of churches]], particularly in the City of London. The well-known [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in the City and [[Southwark Cathedral]] south of the river are [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] administrative centres,<ref name="london_096">{{cite web|date=7 April 2008|title=About Saint Paul's|url=http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=97320F44yHMK9hndcXZBD5sVH4m52Yc0|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407082352/http://www.stpauls.co.uk/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=97320F44yHMK9hndcXZBD5sVH4m52Yc0|archive-date=7 April 2008|access-date=25 March 2021|publisher=Dean and Chapter St Paul's}}</ref> while the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], principal bishop of the [[Church of England]] and worldwide [[Anglican Communion]], has his main residence at [[Lambeth Palace]] in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]].<ref name="london_097">{{cite web|title=Lambeth Palace Library|url=http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430174131/http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/|archive-date=30 April 2011|access-date=27 April 2008|website=[[Lambeth Palace Library]]}}</ref>


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| image2 = London Temple.jpg|caption2=The [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London]] is the second-largest [[Hindu temple]] in England and Europe.
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Important national and royal ceremonies are shared between [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's]] and [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref name=london_098>{{cite web |url=http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ |title=Westminster Abbey |publisher=Dean and Chapter of Westminster |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505083817/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ |archive-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Abbey is not to be confused with nearby [[Westminster Cathedral]], which is the largest [[Roman Catholic]] cathedral in [[England and Wales]].<ref name=london_099>{{cite web |url=http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html |title=Westminster Cathedral |publisher=Westminster Cathedral |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327041736/http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html |archive-date=27 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite the prevalence of Anglican churches, observance is very low within the Anglican denomination. Church attendance continues on a long, slow, steady decline, according to Church of England statistics.<ref name=london_100>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/statistics/2007provisionalattendance.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140709133529/http://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/facts-stats.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2014 |title=Church of England Statistics |publisher=Church of England |access-date=6 June 2008 }}</ref>
Important national and royal ceremonies are shared between [[St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's]] and [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref name=london_098>{{cite web |url=http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ |title=Westminster Abbey |publisher=Dean and Chapter of Westminster |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505083817/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ |archive-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Abbey is not to be confused with nearby [[Westminster Cathedral]], which is the largest [[Roman Catholic]] cathedral in [[England and Wales]].<ref name=london_099>{{cite web |url=http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html |title=Westminster Cathedral |publisher=Westminster Cathedral |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327041736/http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html |archive-date=27 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite the prevalence of Anglican churches, observance is very low within the Anglican denomination. Church attendance continues on a long, slow, steady decline, according to Church of England statistics.<ref name=london_100>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/statistics/2007provisionalattendance.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140709133529/http://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/facts-stats.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2014 |title=Church of England Statistics |publisher=Church of England |access-date=6 June 2008 }}</ref>


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