Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan

Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan is a major proportion of Christianity in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has a Muslim majority. According to a 2009 US State Department release, about 5% of the population of Uzbekistan are orthodox, many of whom are ethnic Russians.^[1] There are Armenians in Uzbekistan. As of May 15, 2008, the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church were the only registered Orthodox denominations.^[2]

Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan falls within the area of Tashkent and Central Asian Eparchy, which is headed by an archbishop. ^[3]

↑ "Uzbekistan". State.gov. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
↑ "Uzbekistan". State.gov. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
↑ "Ńontemporary mission Russian Orthodox Church among muslims". Mission-center.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

Orthodoxy in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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