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 currently has no communitiy outside Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
There are likely less than 7000 Protestants remaining.
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