Religion
Palmerston North has a number of religious institutions and a high percentage of worship against the national average. The high number of Christian fellowship in Palmerston North has been reflected in the adornment of the Christian cross on the city's clock tower.
Palmerston North is a cathedral city. The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (also known as St Patrick's Cathedral) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North.
Palmerston North is in the jurisdiction of the Anglican Diocese of Wellington.
There are also many other churches with denominations such as Adventist (Mosaic Community Church and Palmerston North Seventh Day Adventist Church), Apostolic, Assembly of God (AOG), Baptist, Brethren, Christian Scientist, Church of Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian and Religious Society of Friends.
There is a Sikh temple in Awapuni.
There is an Islamic centre in West End and an Islamic prayer centre at Massey University.
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