Eastern Orthodoxy inTurkmenistan is a major proportion ofChristianity in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has aMuslim majority. The Eastern Orthodox Christians are about 5% of the population.[1]
TheRussian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Bishop ofPyatigorsk andCherkessiya.[2] There are 12 Russian Orthodox Churches in Turkmenistan, including four inAshgabat, two inTürkmenabat, and one each inBalkanabat,Baýramaly,Daşoguz,Mary,Tejen, andTurkmenbashy.[3] The senior Russian Orthodox priest in Turkmenistan is based in Ashgabat.[3]
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]
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