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Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan refers to adherents and religious communities of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
. Uzbekistan has a Muslim majority, but some 5% of the population are Eastern Orthodox Christians, mainly ethnic
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.
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 ...
started to form during the 19th century, when entire region was ruled by the
Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
. First Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical structures were formed before Russian Revolution (1917), but during the
Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
era religious life was mainly suppressed. Today,
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 ...
falls within the jurisdiction of Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Tashkent and Central Asia, which is headed by a Metropolitan. Since 2011, the current Metropolitan of Tashkent and Central Asia is
Vincent (Morar) Vincent (Vinkenty, Vichentie, russian: Викентий; born Viktor Aleksandrovich Morar or Morari or Moraru, on December 4, 1953), is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He serves as Metropolitan of Tashkent and Uzbekistan and he is a pe ...
. As of May 15, 2008, the
Russian Orthodox Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...
in Uzbekistan is one of the officially registered Christian denominations in the country.


See also

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Religion in Uzbekistan Islam is the predominant religion in Uzbekistan. It totals 94% of the population. Religiosity and confessions According to WIN-Gallup International's 2012 Global Index of religiosity and atheism, 79% of the respondents from Uzbekistan who t ...
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Christianity in Uzbekistan Christianity in Uzbekistan is a minority religion, accounting for 2.3% of the population or 630,000 according to a 2010 study by Pew Research Center. History Historically, Uzbekistan had communities of Eastern Christians, including Nestorian ...
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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 ...
* Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Tashkent * Oriental Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan *
Roman Catholicism in Uzbekistan The Catholic Church in Uzbekistan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are approximately 5000 Catholics in the country of 27 million. They are organized under a single Apostolic Adm ...
* Protestantism in Uzbekistan


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