Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan

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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 of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Eparchy is headed by an archbishop.[1][better source needed]

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][better source needed] The Uzbek government adheres to a secularist policy.[5]

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Христианские храмы Самарканда :: Церкви и храмы Узбекистана".
  4. ^ http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
  5. ^ http://www.uzbekembassy.org/e/culture_religion/

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