Editing Whitby (section)

==Religion==
[[File:St. Mary's Church. - geograph.org.uk - 159153.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[St Mary's Church, Whitby|St Mary's Church]]]]
In the three wards that make up the Whitby district of North Yorkshire, out of a population of 13,596 there are 10,286 who stated that their religion was Christian in the 2001 UK census. There were 19&nbsp;Muslims, 17&nbsp;Buddhists, 12&nbsp;Jews, 3&nbsp;Sikhs and 499&nbsp;people had no religious affiliations.<!--Note the figures are the sum of the 3 wards of Whitby given in the references--><ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Census: Topics – Religion (KS07): Area: Mayfield (Ward) |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6180613&c=Mayfield&d=14&e=14&g=476832&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1312620317328&enc=1&dsFamilyId=17 |access-date=6 August 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090924/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6180613&c=Mayfield&d=14&e=14&g=476832&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1312620317328&enc=1&dsFamilyId=17 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Census: Topics – Religion (KS07): Area: Whitby West Cliff (Ward) |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6180624&c=Whitby+West+Cliff&d=14&e=14&g=477003&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1312620464375&enc=1&dsFamilyId=17 |access-date=6 August 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063921/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6180624&c=Whitby+West+Cliff&d=14&e=14&g=477003&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1312620464375&enc=1&dsFamilyId=17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Census: Topics – Religion (KS07): Area: Streonshalh (Ward) |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6180622&c=Streonshalh&d=14&e=14&g=476974&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1312620562406&enc=1&dsFamilyId=17 |access-date=6 August 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |archive-date=12 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912184532/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6180622&c=Streonshalh&d=14&e=14&g=476974&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1312620562406&enc=1&dsFamilyId=17 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[St Mary's Church, Whitby|St Mary's Church]] is an ancient foundation, [[St Ninian's Church, Whitby|St Ninian's]] opened in Baxtergate in 1778 and St John's, also on Baxtergate, was consecrated in 1850. St Michael's was opened in 1856 and St Hilda's on the West Cliff was built in 1885. The Roman Catholic church dedicated to St Hilda was built in 1867 on Baxtergate.<ref name= vch/> There are places of worship for nonconformists including a United Reformed Church; two Methodist chapels are no longer used.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ancient Parish of Whitby |url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Whitby/ |publisher=GenUKI |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808004330/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Whitby/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Mission to Seafarers maintains a Christian ministry and has a chapel, reading room and recreational facilities.<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Charity overview |url=http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1022837&SubsidiaryNumber=0 |access-date=21 July 2011 |website=charitycommission.gov.uk |archive-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922175111/http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1022837&SubsidiaryNumber=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Bishop of Whitby]] is a [[suffragan bishop]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of York]], in the [[Province of York]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 |date=December 2007 |publisher=Church House Publishing |isbn=978-0-7151-1030-0 |edition=100th}}</ref> The town lies within the Central Vicariate of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Parishes |url=http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/parishes |access-date=21 July 2011 |website=middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk |archive-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524214840/http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/parishes |url-status=live }}</ref>