Eastern Orthodoxy in Turkmenistan is a major proportion of Christianity in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has a Muslim majority. The Eastern Orthodox Christians are about 5% of the population.[1]
Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan
editThe Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessiya.[2] There are 12 Russian Orthodox Churches in Turkmenistan, including four in Ashgabat, two in Türkmenabat, and one each in Balkanabat, Baýramaly, Daşoguz, Mary, Tejen, and Turkmenbashy.[3] The senior Russian Orthodox priest in Turkmenistan is based in Ashgabat.[3]
Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkmenistan
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The Armenian Apostolic Church has no functioning churches in Turkmenistan. The former Armenian church in Turkmenbashy, built in 1903, is closed and in need of renovation.[4] The Armenian Embassy in Ashgabat and the Armenian Office of Diaspora Affairs operate Sunday schools in Ashgabat, Mary, and Turkmenbashy.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Столетие.ru: «Туркменбаши хотел рухнамезировать Православие» / Статьи / Патриархия.ru". Patriarchia.ru. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Православие в Туркменистане / Главная" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Православие в Туркменистане / Приходы" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "The Armenian Church in Turkmenbashi still not restored". Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 14 September 2016.
- ^ "OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR DIASPORA AFFAIRS / TURKMENISTAN". Retrieved 12 May 2021.