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][3] The Russian Orthodox Church has a better standing with the government than other religious groups do.[4] The Uzbek government adheres to a secularist policy.[5]
References
- http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2010-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.orexca.com/rus/samarkand_churches.shtml
- http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
- http://www.uzbekembassy.org/e/culture_religion/
External links
See also
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan
- Christianity in Uzbekistan
- Religion in Uzbekistan
- Protestantism in Uzbekistan
- Roman Catholicism in Uzbekistan
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