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Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia

His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia is the head of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church. The Catholicos-Patriarch is also Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi and head of the Holy Synod. His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II has been Catholicos-Patriarch since 1977.

Catholicos-Patriarch has been the title of the heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1010. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia was Melkisedek I (1010-1030). In the 15th century the Georgian Orthodox Church was divided into the East and the West parts and accordingly they were ruled by the Catholicos-Patriarch of East Georgia and the Catholicos-Patriarch of West Georgia.

In 1801 the Kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) was occupied and annexed by the Tsarist Russian Empire. In 1811, the Autocephalous status (independence) of the Georgian Church was abolished by Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church took over its administration.

In 1917 the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church was restored. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since the restoration of autocephaly was His Holiness and Beatitude Kirion III Sadzaglishvili (1917-1918).

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia - List of Catholicos Patriarchs of All Gerogia

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia - Archbishops of Mtskheta 335-467

• Ioane I 335-363
• Iakobi 363-375
• Iobi 375-390
• Elia I 390-400
• Svimeon I 400-410
• Mose 410-425
• Iona 425-429
• Ieremia 429-433
• Grigol I 433-434
• Vasili I 434-436
• Glonakor 436-448
• Iovel I 448-452
• Mikael I 452-467

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia - Catholicoses of Iberia 467-1010

• Petre I 467-474
• Samoel I 474-502
• Gabriel I 502-510
• Tavfechag I 510-516
• Chirmagi-Chigirmane 516-523
• Saba I 523-532
• Evlavi 532-544
• Samoel II 544-553
• Makari 553-569
• Svimeon II 569-575
• Samoel III 575-582
• Samoel IV 582-591
• Bartlome 591-595
• Kirion I 595-610
• Ioane II 610-619
• Babila 619-629
• Tabor 629-634
• Samoel V 634-640
• Evnon 640-649
• Tavfechag II 649-664
• Evlale 664-668
• Iovel II 668-670
• Samoel VI 670-677
• Giorgi I 677-678
• Kirion II 678-683
• Izid-Bozidi 683-685
• Teodore I (Teodose) 685-689
• Petre (Svimeoni) II 689-720
• Talale 720-731
• Mamai 731-744
• Ioane III 744-760
• Grigol II 760-767
• Sarmeane 767-774
• Mikael II 774-780
• Samoel VII 780-790
• Kirile 791-802
• Grigol III 802-814
• Samoel VIII 814-826
• Giorgi II 826-838
• Gabriel II 838-850
• Ilarion I 850-860
• Arsen I 860-887
• Evsuki 887-900
• Klementos 900-914
• Basili II 914-930
• Mikael III 930-944
• Davit I 944-955
• Arseni II 955-980
• Oqropiri (Ioane I) 980-1001
• Svimeon III 1001-1012 with...

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia - Catholicos-Patriarchs of the Georgian Orthodox Church 1010-1811

• Melkisedek I (1st time) 1001-1030
• Okropir (Ioane) II (1st time) 1031-1039
• Melkisedek I (2nd time) 1039-1045
• Okropir (Ioane) II (2nd time) 1045-1049
• Ekvtime I 1049-1055
• Giorgi III Taoeli 1055-1065
• Gabriel III Safareli 1065-1080
• Dimitri 1080-1090
• Basili III Karichisdze 1090-1100
• Ioane IV Safareli 1100-1142
• Svimeon IV Gulaberisdze 1142-1146
• Saba II 1146-1150
• Nikoloz I Gulaberize 1150-1178
• Mikel IV 1178-1186
• Teodore II 1186-1206
• Basili IV 1206-1208
• Ioane V 1208-1210
• Epiphane 1210-1220
• Ekvtime II 1220-1222
• Arseni III 1222-1225
• Giorgi IV 1225-1230
• Arseni IV Bulmaisisdze 1230-1240
• Nikoloz II 1240-1280
• Abraam I 1280-1310
• Ekvtime III 1310-1325
• Mikel V 1325-1330
• Basil V 1330-1350
• Doroteoz I 1350-1356
• Shio I 1356-1364
• Nikoloz III 1364-1380
• Giorgi V 1380-1399
• Elioz Gobirakhisdze 1399-1411
• Mikel VI 1411-1426
• Davit II 1426-1430
• Teodore III 1430-1435
• Davit III Gobeladze (1st time) 1435-1439
• Shio II 1440-1443
• Davit III Gobeladze (2nd time) 1443-1459
• Markoz 1460-1466
• Davit IV 1466-1479
• Evagre (1st time) 1480-1492
• Abraam II Abalaki 1492-1497
• Efrem I 1497-1500
• Evagre (2nd time) 1500-1503
• Doroteoz II (1st time) 1503-1510
• Dionise 1510-1511
• Doroteoz II (2nd time) 1511-1516
• Basil VI 1517-1528
• Malakia 1528-1538
• Melkisedek II Bagrationi 1538-1541
• Germene 1541-1547
• Svimeon V 1547-1550
• Zebede I 1550-1557
• Domenti I 1557-1562
• Nikoloz IV Baratashvili 1562-1584
• Nikoloz V 1584-1591
• Doriteoz III 1592-1599
• Domenti II 1599-1603
• Zebede II 1603-1610
• Ioane VI Avalishvili 1610-1613
• Kristefore I 1613-1622
• Zakaria Jorjadze 1623-1630
• Evdemoz I Diasamidze 1630-1638
• Kristefore II Urdubegisdze Amilakhvari 1638-1660
• Domenti II Kaikhosro Mukhran Batonisdze 1660-1675
• Nikoloz VI Magaladze 1675-1676
• Nikoloz VII Amilakhvari (1st time) 1676-1687
• Ioan VII Diasamidze (1st time) 1687-1691
• Nikoloz VII Amilakhvari (2nd time) 1691-1695
• Ioan VII Diasamidze (2nd time) 1696-1700
• Evdemoz II Diasamize 1700-1703
• Domenti III (1st time) 1704-1725
• Besarion Orbeliani 1725-1737
• Kirile 1737-1739
• Domenti III (2nd time) 1739-1741
• Nikoloz VII Kherkheulidze 1742-1744
• Anton I Didi (1st time) 1744-1755
• Ioseb Jandieri 1755-1764
• Anton I Didi (2nd time) 1764-1788
• Anton II 1788-1811

Autocephalous status abolished and administration placed under the Russian Orthodox Church, 1811-1917

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia - Catholicos-Patriarchs of All Georgia 1917-present

• Kirion II Sadzaglishvili 1917-1918
• Leonide Okropiridze 1918-1921
• Ambrosi Khelaia 1921-1927
• Kristefore III Tsitskishvili 1927-1932
• Kalistrate Tsintsadze 1932-1952
• Melkisedek III Pkhaladze 1952-1960
• Efrem II Sidamonidze 1960-1972
• Davit V Devdariani 1972-1977
• Ilia II 1977-present

See also

• Patriarchs
• Eastern Orthodoxy

Categories: Christian leaders | Eastern Orthodoxy

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