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 | |
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His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |
Church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Enthroned | 25 December 1977 |
Reign ended | Incumbent |
Predecessor | David V |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili |
Born | Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 4 January 1933
Nationality | Georgian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Occupation | Catholicos-Patriarch |
Profession | Theologian |
Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy |
Signature |
Ilia II Media
Patriarch Ilia II and David Bagrationi Mukhrani
References
- ↑ "Управление Цхум-Абхазской епархией передано Католикосу-Патриарху всея Грузии Илие II". abkhazeti.info. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
Other websites
- Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia (in Georgian)
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Preceded by David V |
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia 1977– |
Succeeded by incumbent |