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 a Metropolitan. Since 2011, the current Metropolitan of Tashkent and Central Asia is Vincent (Morar).[1][2]

Russian Orthodox church in Samarkand

Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan has been established in 1871 and extends to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan.[3][4] The Russian Orthodox Church has a better standing with the government than other religious groups do.[5] The constitution establishes a secular framework to separate church and state.[5]

Government figures in 2020 suggested that 2.2% of the population of Uzbekistan are Orthodox Christians, most of whom are ethnic Russians.[5]

## See also

* Religion in Uzbekistan
* Christianity in Uzbekistan
* Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan
* Protestantism in Uzbekistan
* Roman Catholicism in Uzbekistan

## References

1. ↑ "В праздник Введения во храм Пресвятой Богородицы Предстоятель Русской Церкви совершил Божественную литургию в Большом соборе Донского монастыря и возглавил хиротонию архимандрита Феодосия (Гажу) во епископа Бишкекского / Новости / Патриархия.ru". http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1801105.html.
2. ↑ "ÎPS Mitropolit Vichentie de Tașkent și Uzbekistan a vizitat Sfânta Mănăstire Ciuflea". 30 November 2018. https://mitropolia.md/ips-mitropolit-vichentie-de-taskent-si-uzbekistan-a-vizitat-sfanta-manastire-ciuflea/.
3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617055736/http://www.ekd.de/download/mittelasiatische_republiken.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
4. ↑ "Христианские храмы Самарканда :: Церкви и храмы Узбекистана". http://www.orexca.com/rus/samarkand_churches.shtml.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Uzbekistan US State Dept 2022 report

## External links

* Official site (in Russian)

ru:Русская Православная Церковь в Узбекистане

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