Religion in Louisville, Kentucky
Religion in Louisville, Kentucky includes religious institutions of various faiths including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Christianity
Roman Catholic Church
There are 135,421 Roman Catholic Louisvillians who are part of the Archdiocese of Louisville, covering 24 counties in central Kentucky, and consisting of 121 parishes and missions spread over 8,124 square miles (21,040 km2).[1] The Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown Louisville is the seat of the Archdiocese of Louisville. Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey, the monastic home of Catholic writer Thomas Merton, is in nearby Bardstown, Kentucky, and also in the archdiocese. Most of Louisville's Roman Catholic population is of German descent, the result of large-scale 19th-century immigration.
Bellarmine University and Spalding University in Louisville are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
Protestant denominations
One in three Louisvillians is
The city is home to two
The city is home to several religious institutions: the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville Bible College, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the denominational headquarters of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Louisville is home to the oldest African-American Seventh-day Adventist congregation, Magazine Street Church.
The historic Christ Church Cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, which covers the western part of the state.
Eastern Orthodox
Louisville has two
Other sects
The Louisville Kentucky Temple, the 76th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), is located in nearby Pewee Valley (mailing address of Crestwood), and serves members of the church in Kentucky, Southern Indiana, parts of Ohio and West Virginia.
The city is also the home of three Unitarian Universalist churches: All Peoples Unitarian Universalist Congregation (formerly Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church[6]), First Unitarian Church, and Clifton Unitarian Church.
Judaism
The
Islam
In 2001, there were an estimated 4,000 to 10,000 practicing
Hinduism
The Hindu temple of Kentucky[10] opened in suburban Louisville in 1999, and had about 125 members and two full-time priests in 2000.[11] The temple was renovated and rededicated in the summer of 2011.[12]
Buddhism
Various
Taoism
Taoist practices in Louisville are represented by a local branch[16] of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society.[17]
Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith has been present in Louisville from the 1920s, with the first Baháʼí center opening in 1965. The current Baháʼí center, dating to 1999, was designed to accommodate a larger active Baháʼí community.[18]
Neopaganism
Louisville is home to a strong and vibrant
Interfaith activities
Since 1996, the Center for Interfaith Relations has hosted Festival of Faiths,[27] a multi-day national interfaith gathering featuring music, poetry, film, art and dialogue with internationally renowned spiritual leaders, thinkers and practitioners. The Huffington Post ranked the Festival of Faiths sixth in its list of America's top spiritual travel destinations.[28]
See also
- Religion in Kentucky
References
- ^ "Data on Catholic residents from the Archdiocese of Louisville". Archlou.org. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ^ Data on Baptist Population from LRA website Long Run Baptist Association Archived February 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "2013 Outreach 100 Largest Churches in America". Outreach. September 16, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "St. Stephen Church". Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ Katayama, Devin (January 3, 2012). "Former Pastor Files Discrimination Suit Against St. Stephen Baptist Church". WFPL. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "All Peoples Name Change Journey "Reckoning with Racial Justice" – All Peoples". Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Boxer, Matthew; Brookner, Matthew A.; Aronson, Janet Krasner; Danzing, Benita; Feinberg, Matthew; Friedman, Ilana; Magidin de Kramer, Raquel; Mangoubi, Daniel; Martin, Adam; Pasternack, Eleora; Saxe, Leonard; Smith, Jill. 2021-22 Study of Jewish Louisville (Research report). Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- The Courier-Journal.
- The Courier-Journal.
- ^ "Hindu Temple of Kentucky". Kytemple.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- The Courier-Journal.
- ^ "Week of celebrations to surround Hindu temple rededication". Louisville.com. June 3, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ Mark Stein (June 6, 2010). "Louisville Community of Mindful Living". Sanghalou.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion". drepunggomangusa.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Center Profile". Pluralism.org. May 1, 1996. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA — Louisville, KY". Kentucky.usa.taoist.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Taoist Tai Chi". Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "About | Baháʼís of Louisville, Kentucky, Inc". Louisvillebahai.org. January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kentucky: Adult Run Groups/Orgs". Witchvox.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Louisville Pagan Pride Day". Louisvillepaganpride.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Pagan Meetups near Louisville, Kentucky — Pagan Meetups — Louisville". Pagan.meetup.com. May 23, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Moon Struck Louisville Kentucky's Number One Pagan/Wiccan Store". Moonstruckky.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "First Unitarian Church-CUUPS". Firstulou.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to the Pagan Student Union at The University of Louisville website". Uoflpaganstudents.tripod.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "University of Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky | Tuition: $16072". Eduinreview.com. April 7, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Arsenic & Old Lace — Resources — Pagan Student Organizations". Arsenic.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Festival of Faiths". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ Avenue, Lori Erickson Next (July 16, 2015). "The 8 Top Spiritual Sites In America". HuffPost. Retrieved June 14, 2020.