{{Infobox religious building
| building_name         =
| infobox_width         =
| image                 =
| image_size            =
| alt                   =
| caption               =
| map_type              =
| map_size              =
| map_caption           =
| location              =
| coordinates           =
| latitude              =
| longitude             =
| coordinates_region    =
| religious_affiliation =
| rite                  =
| region                =
| state                 =
| province              =
| territory             =
| prefecture            =
| sector                =
| district              =
| cercle                =
| municipality          =
| consecration_year     =
| status                =
| functional_status     =
| heritage_designation  = 
| leadership            =
| website               =
| architecture          =
| architect             =
| architecture_type     =
| architecture_style    =
| founded_by            =
| funded_by             =
| general_contractor    =
| facade_direction      =
| groundbreaking        =
| year_completed        =
| construction_cost     =
| specifications        =
| capacity              =
| length                =
| width                 =
| width_nave            =
| height_max            =
| dome_quantity         =
| dome_height_outer     =
| dome_height_inner     =
| dome_dia_outer        =
| dome_dia_inner        =
| minaret_quantity      =
| minaret_height        =
| spire_quantity        =
| spire_height          =
| materials             =
| nrhp                  =
| added                 =
| refnum                =
| designated            =
}}
  • building_name — the name of the building
  • infobox_width — specify an alternate width for the infobox, defaults to 300px
  • image — the image file name of the building
  • image_sizeDefault: 250px, the desired size to make the image
  • alt — alt text for image, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT
  • caption — descriptive caption to display under the image
  • map_type — uses the {{Location map}} format maps with the latitude and longitude fields, specify the map to use
  • map_sizeDefault: 220px, sets a specific size to the map
  • map_caption — descriptive caption to display under the map
  • location — provide at least city, state/province, and country location information
  • coordinates_region — the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code or an ISO 3166-2 region code, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/region:
  • coordinates — use the {{coord}} to display the geographic location of the building
  • religious_affiliation — the religion and/or denomination the building is used for
  • rite — the rite of worship, (Note: for use primarily in under Orthodox Judaism synagogues; i.e. Ashkenazi, Sephardi, etc.)
  • region — the region the building is located in
  • state — the state in which the building is in
  • province — the province the building is located in
  • territory — the territory in which the building is located
  • prefecture — the prefecture the building is located in
  • district — the district the building belongs to (i.e. the United Methodist Church uses districts for organizational purposes)
  • sector — the sector in which the building is in
  • cercle — the cercle in which the building is in
  • municipality — the municipality in which the building is in
  • consecration_year — which year the building was consecrated
  • status — the building's current ecclesiastical or organizational status or the last previous ecclesiastical or organizational status the building held, if currently unused. (i.e. oratory, basilica, cathedral, monastry, temple, most holy site)
  • functional_status — the current function or usage of the building. (i.e. active, abandoned, preserved, museum)
  • heritage_designation — the year the building attained Heritage Status
  • leadership — the current person in charge of the building (i.e. Archbishop X or Reverend A.)
  • website — the current and official website for the building and congregation
  • architectureDefault: yes, hide or show the architecture section by putting yes or no
  • architect — the primary architects of the building, there's no need to indicate architects with minimal influence in the infobox, but the article would serve as a better place for mention of other architects
  • architecture_type — what the building was originally designed to be (i.e. Chapel, Basilica, Cathedral).
  • architecture_style — the architectural style of the building
  • facade_direction — the direction the facade (i.e. North, South, East, West)
  • groundbreaking — the year that construction began
  • year_completed — the year that construction was completed
  • construction_cost — the total cost of construction
  • specificationsDefault: yes, hide or show the specifications section by putting yes or no
  • capacity — the maximum number of worshipers the building can hold
  • length — the length of the building from the outside, using {{convert}}
  • width — the width of the building from the outside, using {{convert}}
  • width_nave — the width of the nave, using {{convert}}
  • height_max — the heights point of the building, using {{convert}}
  • dome_quantity — the number of domes
  • dome_height_outer — the outer height of the dome, using {{convert}}
  • dome_height_inner — the inner height of the dome, using {{convert}}
  • dome_dia_outter — the outer diameter of the dome, using {{convert}}
  • dome_dia_inner — the inner diameter of the dome, using {{convert}}
  • minaret_quantity — the number of minarets
  • minaret_height — the minaret height, using {{convert}}
  • spire_quantity — the number of spires
  • spire_height — the spire height, using {{convert}}
  • materials — the materials used for construction
  • nrhp — put yes into this field in order to show the National Register section (Note: the section will not display without this parameter)
  • added — when the building was added to the National Register
  • refnum — the reference number assigned by the National Register
  • designated — when the building was designated as a National Historic Landmark

This template automatically colors itself since it is used by such a wide number of articles. This is to help distinguish between different religious affiliations of the buildings. If the religious affiliation field matches any of the following values it will change the color of the infobox automatically.

Religious Affiliation Color
[[Anglican]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], [[Anglicanism]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]],
[[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|ECUSA]], [[Episcopal Church (United States)]],
[[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]], or [[Church of England]]
#ECACDE
[[Buddhist]] or [[Buddhism]] #FFCC33
[[Hinduism]] #FF8C80
[[Islam]] #9BE89B
[[Shia Islam|Shia]], [[Shia Islam]], or [[Shia]] #ABE9CC
[[Sunni Islam|Sunni]], [[Sunni Islam]], or [[Sunni]] #CCFFCC
[[Judaism]], [[Haredi Judaism]], [[Hasidic Judaism]], [[Modern Orthodox Judaism]], or [[Orthodox Judaism]] #ADD8E6
[[Conservative Judaism]] or [[Neolog Judaism]] #9BB4EB
[[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Church]], [[Coptic Orthodox Church]] or [[Coptic]] #56A8FF
[[Syriac Orthodox]], [[Syriac Catholic]], [[Maronite Catholic]], [[Chaldean Catholic]], [[Assyrian Church of the East]] #CCB2FF
[[Reform Judaism]] or [[Reconstructionist Judaism]] #87CEFA
[[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Roman Catholic]], [[Catholic Church]], or [[Catholic]] #FFCC99
[[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian Orthodox]], [[Georgian Orthodox Church|Georgian Orthodox]], [[Greek Orthodox]], [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Bulgarian Orthodox]], [[Serbian Orthodox]], or [[Russian Orthodox]] #FFCF00
[[Bahá'í]], [[Bahá'í Faith]], or [[Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'í]] #FF8C00
Everything else defaults to #D3D3D3

It's usually not necessary to use the geo= or coordinates= parameters.

  • The latitude and longitude of the building may be specified:
    • in decimal degrees, using latitude= and longitude= OR
    • in degrees/minutes/seconds, using latd=, latm=, lats=, latNS=, longd=, longm=, longs=, and longEW=.
  • To suppress the display coordinates at the top of the page, set coordinates_display=inline. Otherwise coordinates will appear in the infobox and at the top of the page.
  • The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or ISO 3166-2 region code should be set using the coordinates_region= parameter.

One advantage of omitting the geo= or coordinates= parameters is that you can display a {{Location map}} without duplicating coordinates.

{{Infobox religious building
...
| coordinates         = <!-- Template {{Coord}} if map is not used; empty if map is displayed. -->
| coordinates_display = <!-- use inline to suppress display coordinates at the top of the page. -->
| coordinates_region  = <!-- To set the ISO region code. -->
| map_type            = <!-- Location name used for Template:Location map -->
| map_alt             = <!-- Alternative text for map image, see WP:ALT for details -->
| map_caption         = <!-- Text to be displayed below map; for no caption enter "map_caption="; if the parameter is omitted then the caption will be "Marker text (location map name)" -->
| relief              = <!-- Any non-blank value (yes, 1, etc.) will cause the template to display a relief map image, where available. -->
...
}}
Parameters to specify coordinates in degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc:
{{Infobox religious building
...
| latd   = <!-- ''latitude'' degrees -->
| latm   = <!-- ''latitude'' minutes -->
| lats   = <!-- ''latitude'' seconds -->
| latNS  = <!-- latitude: S=south, N=north (default) -->
| longd  = <!-- ''longitude'' degrees -->
| longm  = <!-- ''longitude'' minutes -->
| longs  = <!-- ''longitude'' seconds -->
| longEW = <!-- longitude: W=west, E=east (default) -->
...
}}
Parameters to specify coordinates in decimal degrees:
{{Infobox building
...
| latitude  = <!-- ''latitude'' (decimal format; enter negative numbers for southern latitude) -->
| longitude = <!-- ''longitude'' (decimal format; enter negative numbers for western longitude) --> 
...
}}

Note: coordinates in decimal degrees are sensitive to extra whitespace in the parameters:

  • Incorrect: | longitude = - 123.45
  • Correct: | longitude = -123.45

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date, use {{Start date}} (unless the date is before 1583 CE).

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • county-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • label
  • locality
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • url
  • vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

  • geo
  • latitude
  • longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them.

When giving coordinates, please don't be overly precise.