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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.

Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan

The Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessiya. 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. The senior Russian Orthodox priest in Turkmenistan is based in Ashgabat.

Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkmenistan

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. The Armenian Embassy in Ashgabat and the Armenian Office of Diaspora Affairs operate Sunday schools in Ashgabat, Mary, and Turkmenbashy.

References

1. "Столетие.ru: «Туркменбаши хотел рухнамезировать Православие» / Статьи / Патриархия.ru". Patriarchia.ru. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
2. "Православие в Туркменистане / Главная" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
3. ^ "Православие в Туркменистане / Приходы" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
4. "The Armenian Church in Turkmenbashi still not restored". Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 14 September 2016.
5. "OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR DIASPORA AFFAIRS / TURKMENISTAN". Retrieved 12 May 2021.

See also

• St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Ashgabat
• Religion in Turkmenistan
• Protestantism in Turkmenistan
• Roman Catholicism in Turkmenistan
• Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan
• Eastern Orthodoxy in Azerbaijan

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