Editing Runcorn (section)

===Religion===
[[File:Runcorn All Saints 1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[All Saints Church, Runcorn|All Saints' Parish Church]]]]
In the 2021 [[census]], 52.5% said they were [[Christianity|Christian]], down from 70.1% in 2011. 41.5% stated that they had "no religion" and 4.6% made no religious claims. Those stating their religions as [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Judaism|Jewish]], [[Islam|Muslim]], [[Sikhism|Sikh]] or other amounted to 1.3%.<ref name="2021 Census" /><ref name="2011 Census" />

The town's [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] churches are part of the [[Diocese of Chester]] and the Deanery of Frodsham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chester.anglican.org/diocese/links/index.htm#Frodsham |title=Chester Diocese:Frodsham Deanery |access-date=2 April 2007 |publisher=The Church of England: Diocese of Chester |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203035320/http://www.chester.anglican.org/diocese/links/index.htm#Frodsham |archive-date=3 February 2007}}</ref> The parish church is [[All Saints Church, Runcorn|All Saints Church]], and there are 10 other Anglican churches in the town.<ref name="church">{{cite web |url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/localinfo/placesofworship/churchesinruncorn/?a=5441 |title=Churches in Runcorn |access-date=2 April 2007 |publisher=Halton Borough Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184702/http://www2.halton.gov.uk/localinfo/placesofworship/churchesinruncorn/?a=5441 |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Five [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] churches can be found in Runcorn and are administered by the [[Diocese of Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/ |title=The Diocese of Shrewsbury |access-date=23 June 2018 |publisher=The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury |archive-date=17 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052554/http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are two [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Methodist]] chapels and several shared churches. Wicksten Drive Christian Centre is shared between Anglicans and Methodists. Hallwood Ecumenical Parish in [[Beechwood, Runcorn|Beechwood]] and Palace Fields consists of two churches, both recognised by the Church of England, the Methodist Church and the [[United Reformed Church]].<ref name="church"/> There is also a [[Pentecostal]] church, two independent [[evangelical]] churches, a [[Mormon|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] chapel, a [[Spiritualism (religious movement)|spiritualist]] church, and a [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] [[Kingdom Hall]].<ref name="church"/>

In 2013, the former Waterloo Hotel was converted into a Buddhist temple by [[Wat Phra Singh]]. {{as of|May 2014}}, there are five resident monks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://watphrasinghuk.org/ |title=Home |access-date=3 January 2017 |publisher=Wat Phra Singh UK |archive-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521184216/http://watphrasinghuk.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>