Quebec

===Religion===
{{Main|Religion in Quebec}}
[[File:Ste_Anne_de_Beaupré,_Québec.jpg|thumb|The [[Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré]]]]
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], the most commonly cited religions in Quebec were:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Quebec&DGUIDlist=2021A000224&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (5,385,240 residents, or 64.8%)
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (2,267,720 or 27.3%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (421,710 or 5.1%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (84,530 or 1.0%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (48,365 or 0.6%)
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (47,390 or 0.6%)
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (23,345 or 0.3%)
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous spirituality]] (3,790 or <0.1%)
*Other (26,385 or 0.3%)

The [[Roman Catholic Church]] has long occupied a central and integral place in Quebec society since the foundation of Quebec City in 1608. However, since the [[Quiet Revolution]], which secularized Quebec, irreligion has been growing significantly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baillargeon |first1=Stéphane |title=Un Québécois sur deux ne croit pas en Dieu |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/642084/l-adieu-a-dieu#:~:text=Il%20y%20a%20maintenant%20autant,non%2Dcroyants%20est%20d%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20atteinte. |website=Le Devoir |language=fr |date=October 22, 2021}}</ref>

The oldest [[parish church]] in North America is the [[Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec]]. Its construction began in 1647, when it was known under the name ''Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix'', and it was finished in 1664.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 15, 2010|title=Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec|url=http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/patrimoine_fr.asp?no=19036|publisher=Corporation du patrimoine et du tourisme religieux de Québec|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=February 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219093940/http://www.patrimoine-religieux.com/patrimoine_fr.asp?no=19036|url-status=dead}}</ref> The most frequented place of worship in Quebec is the [[Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré]]. This basilica welcomes millions of visitors each year. [[Saint Joseph's Oratory]] is the largest place of worship in the world dedicated to [[Saint Joseph]]. Many pilgrimages include places such as [[Saint Benedict Abbey, Quebec|Saint Benedict Abbey]], {{ill|Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap|lt=Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap|fr|Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Cap}}, [[Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica]], [[Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral|Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal Basilica-Cathedral]], [[Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral]], and [[St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal|Saint-Patrick's Basilica]]. Another important place of worship in Quebec is the Anglican Holy Trinity Cathedral, which was erected between 1800 and 1804. It was the first Anglican cathedral built outside the British Isles.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 29, 2019|title=The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec, Canada|url=http://www.cathedral.ca/the-cathedral/|website=cathedral.ca}}</ref>