Religion in Moldova
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Moldova's constitution provides for freedom of religion and complete separation of church and state, though the constitution cites the "exceptional importance" of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Discri
Cathedral of Christ's Nativity in Chișinău.
Moldavian Orthodox church in Condrița
Romanian church in Orhei
Synagogue of the Glaziers, Chișinău.
Metropolis of Bessarabia
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The Metropolis of Bessarabia, also referred to as the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan bishopric of the Romanian Orthodox Church, situated in Moldova. Its ca
Religion in Moldova
…Church, and has played a powerful role in deepening Russia's influence in Moldova. The remaining 10–20 per cent of Orthodox Moldovans belong to the Metropolis of Bessarabia, which is subordinate to the Romanian Orthodox Church. As of 2025, the Association of Religion Data Archives estimates that of the Moldovan population…
St. Teodora de la Sihla Church
![The parish of St Michael's Church, Dubăsarii Vechi [ro] decided to switch to the Bessarabian Metropolis, who won a court ruling on its usage in Novemb](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/MD.CR.Dub%C4%83sarii_Vechi_-_Biserica_%E2%80%9ESf%C3%A2ntul_Arhanghel_Mihail%E2%80%9D_%C8%99i_necropola_familiilor_Donici_%C8%99i_Macri_-_jun_2025_-_04.jpg/500px-MD.CR.Dub%C4%83sarii_Vechi_-_Biserica_%E2%80%9ESf%C3%A2ntul_Arhanghel_Mihail%E2%80%9D_%C8%99i_necropola_familiilor_Donici_%C8%99i_Macri_-_jun_2025_-_04.jpg)
The parish of St Michael's Church, Dubăsarii Vechi [ro] decided to switch to the Bessarabian Metropolis, who won a court ruling on its usage in November 2025, as the 2003 contract signed between the then-government and the Moscow-linked Moldovan Orthodox Church was found to be illegal.