Christianity has been the majority religion in the UK for many centuries. The 2011 census recorded around 59% of UK residents as Christian, with smaller numbers identifying as Muslim (5%), Hindu (1.5%), Sikh (0.8%), Jewish (0.5%), Buddhist (0.4%), or with another faith. About a quarter of the population said they had no religion.
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The Church of England is the established church of England — the monarch is its Supreme Governor and 26 senior bishops sit in the House of Lords. The Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) is the national church of Scotland; Wales and Northern Ireland have no established church. Significant Roman Catholic and Methodist communities exist throughout the UK.
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