Christianity in Uzbekistan
The Christianity in Uzbekistan is a minority religion in predominantly Muslim dominated country.
Uzbekistan claims to be a secular state. During World Watch List 2013 of Open Doors , Uzbekistan is ranked 16th
Lutheran
Kornelius Wiebe is bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan , which is a small minority.
Orthodox
About 5% of the country's population belong to the Orthodox Church, most of them Russian . Of the Orthodox churches in Uzbekistan, only the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church are officially recognized (as of 2008). The Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan, headed by an archbishop , belongs to the territory of the Tashkent eparchy and Central Asia . This was created in 1871 and also includes Tajikistan , Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan . There are Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Tashkent and Samarkand. Uzbekistan has 13 Russian Orthodox churches.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uzbekembassy.org/e/culture_religion/
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2924.htm
- ↑ http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/127374.htm
- ↑ http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.orexca.com/rus/uzbekistan_churches_uspenskiy.shtml
- ↑ http://www.patheos.com/Library/Country-Profiles/Asia/Uzbekistan.html
- ↑ http://www.orexca.com/rus/samarkand_churches.shtml/
