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Valēka's religious diversity mirrors its ethnic diversity. [[Roman Catholicism|Catholicism]] is the largest religion in the city, with Jesuit and Franciscan missions in Valēka having been the Catholic Church's first inroads into Kiravia as a whole. Catholicism is the traditional religion of the Levantine, Tryhstian, Stelanovian, Cervonian, Alòxinan, Serradan, Beryllian, and Limoncellese ethnic groups, and has a minority following among many other groups. It is the largest religion among the ''Rurivem'' or ethnically undifferentiated Kiravic-speaking Coscivian population. Catholicism continues to attract many converts in Valēka through the influence of numerous schools, colleges, and charities operated by religious orders and the Archdiocese of Valēka. The Archdiocese, which covers the city itself, neighbouring County Astorin, and Holden Island, is the oldest Great Kiravian diocese in continuous operation outside the [[Tryhstian Littoral]]. The Archbishop of Valēka is nearly always named a Cardinal and is regarded as the most senior Catholic leader in the Federacy. The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Tandhurin Island is the {{wp|national shrine}} of the Kiravian Federacy.