Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan

The Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan is the main community of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan, a mainly Muslim country. Many of its members are Russians,. Uzbekistan falls within the area of Tashkent and Central Asian Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Eparchy is headed by an archbishop.[1]

Russian Orthodox church in Samarkand

Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan has been established in 1871 and extends to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan.[2] There are Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Tashkent and Samarkand.[3] Uzbekistan has thirteen Russian Orthodox Churches, three of which are in Ashgabat.[4] [5] The Russian Orthodox Church has a better standing with the government than other religious groups do.[6] The Uzbek government claims to be secular.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  3. ↑ http://www.orexca.com/rus/uzbekistan_churches_uspenskiy.shtml
  4. ↑ http://www.patheos.com/Library/Country-Profiles/Asia/Uzbekistan.html
  5. ↑ http://www.orexca.com/rus/samarkand_churches.shtml
  6. ↑ http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.uzbekembassy.org/e/culture_religion/

See also

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