Oriental Orthodoxy in Myanmar

Oriental Orthodox Christianity is represented in Burma by a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Orthodox Church, although reports of inscriptions in Greek dating back to the 13th century may indicate an earlier (now extinct) Orthodox presence in what is now Myanmar.

Armenian Orthodoxy in Burma

Whatever historical presence the Orthodox Church may have had, thanks to the large Armenian merchant community in Burma there were at one time four Armenian Orthodox churches in what is today Myanmar in the cities of Mandalay, Pegu, Syriam, and Yangon.''Armenian Apostolic Church of St. John the Baptist in Yangon (http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g294191-d4597650-Reviews-Armenian_Apostolic_Church_of_St_John_the_Baptist-Yangon_Rangoon_Yangon_Region.html)'' The only active church today is St. John the Baptist's in Yangon under the jurisdiction of the Catholicos of All Armenians, Armenian Orthodox Church of Echmiadzin.

See also

*Armenians in Burma

References

External links

Directory of the Armenian Orthodox Church of Echmiadzin in Asia and Oceania

{{Christianity in Myanmar

Christian denominations in Myanmar
Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian diaspora in Asia