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*The division of Church History into separate eras as done here will always be to some extent arbitrary, though it was attempted to group periods according to major watershed events.
*This timeline is necessarily biased toward the history of the [[Orthodox Church]], though a number of non-Orthodox or purely political events are mentioned for their importance in history related to Orthodoxy or for reference.
===Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church in China===
'''Historically'''
:* Its first communities were made up of Russian immigrants concentrated in the north of the country in '''[[w:Albazin|Albazin]]''' (near the town of [[w:Skovorodino|Skovorodino]], in Russia's [[w:Amur Oblast|Amur Oblast]] region.
:* A group of Albazin Russians were re-settled in '''[[w:Beijing|Beijing]]''' by Chinese, setting up the Russian Mission (1715-1956).
:* Dioceses were later established in '''[[w:Shanghai|Shanghai]]''' and '''[[w:Tianjin|Tianjin]]''', in addition to those in '''[[w:Harbin|Harbin]]''' and '''[[w:Beijing|Beijing]]'''.
'''Currently''' (Most believers are still of Russian origin, living in four main locations):
:* In addition to '''[[w:Beijing|Beijing]],''' where there are about 400 faithful, most believers live in four main locations, still of mainly of Russian origin:
:* '''[[w:Harbin|Harbin]]''' in [[w:Heilongjiang|Heilongjiang]] Province (where there is a parish dedicated to the Protective Mantle of the Mother of God)
:* '''Ergun''' (''Labdarin'') in [[w:Hulunbuir|Hulunbuir]] Province, (Outer Mongolia)
:* '''Kulj''' (''Kulj-i''), [[w:Xinjiang|Xinjiang]] Province of north west China (in the [[w:Tacheng Prefecture|Tacheng Prefecture]]).
:* '''[[w:Ürümqi|Urumqi]]''', [[w:Xinjiang|Xinjiang]] Province of north west China.<ref>AsiaNews.it [http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=8981 Aleksej II criticises China, Taiwan accepts to open a church]. ''AsiaNews.it'', April 12, 2007.</ref>
==See also==