Christianity in Azerbaijan

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Christianity in Azerbaijan is a minority religion. 3.8% of the population (1998) belong to the Russian Orthodox Church (1998). The Russian Orthodox Church has the Eparchy of Baku and the Caspian region with a seat in Azerbaijan.

There are eleven Molokan communities. The Molokans are a Christian minority which is centered on the Bible and who reject church hierarchy.

There is only one Roman Catholic congregation. A Roman Catholic church in Baku has opened in 2007.

The Albanian-Udi church is a minority of 6000 persons in Azerbaijan.

The Armenian Apostolic Church has no communitiy outside Nagorno-Karabakh.

There likely are less than 7000 Protestants.

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