Ilia II

Ilia II (Georgian: ილია II) (born 4 January 1933), is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He is official tittle is Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan Bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II.[1]

ილია II
Ilia II
His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia
Ilia II in 2004
ChurchGeorgian Orthodox Church
Enthroned25 December 1977
Reign endedIncumbent
PredecessorDavid V
Personal details
Birth nameIrakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili
Born (1933-01-04) 4 January 1933 (age 91)
Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityGeorgian
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
OccupationCatholicos-Patriarch
ProfessionTheologian
Alma materMoscow Theological Academy
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References

  1. "Управление Цхум-Абхазской епархией передано Католикосу-Патриарху всея Грузии Илие II". abkhazeti.info. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
David V
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
1977–
Succeeded by
incumbent