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Eastern Orthodoxy in Pakistan - Christian denomination in the territory of Pakistan. At 2011 the number of Orthodox Christians in Pakistan was estimated at 500 people, representing approximately 0.0002% of the population.〔https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html〕 Orthodox churches in the country are represented by: # Patriarchate of Constantinople # Patriarchate of Moscow There are three Orthodox parishes: # in Lahore, administratively included in your Singapore Archdiocese # in Islamabad, parish of the Russian Orthodox Church (MP) # in Sargodha (Pakistan Mission Australia and New Zealand Diocese of ROCOR) == Patriarchate of Constantinople == Since 2005, Pakistan has been opened Orthodox mission, which is headed by a Pakistani priest John Tanveer. Since 1986 he served as a Catholic priest in the city of Lahore, and in 1990 met with Greek Orthodox general.〔http://orthodoxpakistan.org/history-of-the-orthodox-mission-in-pakistan/〕 Following the meeting, John Tanveer in 1993 visited Australia, where closer acquainted with Orthodoxy. In 1996 he resigned as Catholic priest in 1997, married a graduate of Oxford - Rose. In 1998 John Tanveer comes to contact with the representatives of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and wrote a petition to adopt it in Orthodoxy. In 2001 his application was approved, and in 2003 he had his first meeting with the Orthodox bishop. In 2005 John (John) and his family, as well as many other people take to Orthodoxy.〔http://www.pravmir.ru/letajte-vysoko-i-ne-plachte-video-foto/〕 During the period of missionary activity priest John Tanveer at his home in Lahore opened home church and catechetical school, translated into Urdu series of liturgical texts and books (including "Conversations with St. Seraphim of Sarov"), raised the issue of the official registration of the Orthodox Church in Pakistan gather funds to build a spiritual center. Besides Lahore action comes in Wazirabad and Hafizabade, as well as small community in Gujranwala, Nawabshah and Faisalabad. April 21, 2013 the laying of the first Orthodox church was done in Wazirabad which was consecrated in On February 6, 2014.〔http://orthodoxpakistan.org/first-orthodox-church-in-pakistan-consecrated/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orthodoxy in Pakistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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