List of Catholicoi-Patriarchs of All Georgia
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This is a list of The Catholicoi-Patriarchs of All Georgia
, head bishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
, 1811–1917
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Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
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...
, head bishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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 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)
Catholicos–Patriarchs of the Georgian Orthodox Church, 1010–1811
- Melkisedek I (1001–1030)
- Okropir (Ioane) II (1031–1039)
- Melkisedek I (1039–1045), restored
- Okropir (Ioane) II (1045–1049), restored
- 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) (1435–1439)
- Shio II (1440–1443)
- Davit III (Gobeladze) (1443–1459), restored
- Markoz (1460–1466)
- Davit IV (1466–1479)
- Evagre (1480–1492)
- Abraam II (Abalaki) (1492–1497)
- Efrem I (1497–1500)
- Evagre (1500–1503), restored
- Doroteoz II (1503–1510)
- Dionise (1510–1511)
- Doroteoz II (1511–1516), restored
- 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) (1676–1687)
- Ioan VII (Diasamidze) (1687–1691)
- Nikoloz VII (Amilakhvari) (1691–1695), restored
- Ioan VII (Diasamidze) (1696–1700), restored
- Evdemoz II (Diasamize) (1700–1703)
- Domenti III (1704–1725)
- Besarion (Orbeliani) (1725–1737)
- Kirile (1737–1739)
- Domenti III (1739–1741), restored
- Nikoloz VII (Kherkheulidze) (1742–1744)
- Anton I (Didi) (1744–1755)
- Ioseb (Jandieri) (1755–1764)
- Anton I (Didi) (1764–1788), restored
- Anton II (1788–1811)
Exarchs of Georgia, 1811–1917
Autocephalous status abolished and administration placed under the Russian Orthodox ChurchRussian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
, 1811–1917
- Metropolitan Varlam (Eristavi) (1811–1817)
- Metropolitan Teopilakte (Rusanov) (1817–1821)
- Metropolitan Iona (Vasilevsky) (1821–1834)
- Archbishop Mose (Bogdanov–Platonov) (1832–1834)
- Archbishop Yevgeni (Baganov) (1834–1844)
- Archbishop Isidore (Nikolsky) (1844–1858)
- Archbishop Evsevi (Ilinsky) (1858–1877)
- Archbishop Ioanike (Rudnev) (1877–1882)
- Archbishop Pavel (Lebedev) (1882–1887)
- Archbishop Palladi (Raev) (1887–1892)
- Archbishop Vladimir (Bogojavlensky) (1892–1898)
- Archbishop Flabiane (Gorodetsky) (1898–1901)
- Archbishop Aleksey I (Opotsky) (1901–1905)
- Archbishop Nikolay (Nalimov) (1905–1906)
- Archbishop Nikon (Sofiisky) (1906–1908)
- Archbishop Innokenty (Beliaev) (1909–1913)
- Archbishop Aleksey II (Molchanov) (1913–1914)
- Archbishop Piterim (Oknov) (1914–1915)
- Archbishop Platon (Rozhdestvensky) (1915–1917)
Catholicos–Patriarchs of All Georgia, since 1917
(includes names in GeorgianGeorgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
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- Kyrion II (1917–1918) - კირიონ II
- Leonid (1918–1921) - ლეონიდე ოქროპირიძე
- Ambrose (1921–1927) - ამბროსი ხელაია
- Christophorus III (1927–1932) - ქრისტეფორე III ციციშვილი
- CallistratusCallistratus of GeorgiaCallistratus was a Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from June 21, 1932 until his death...
(1932–1952) - კალისტრატე ცინცაძე - Melchizedek IIIMelchizedek III of GeorgiaMelchizedek III was a Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1952 until his death. His full title was His Holiness and Beatitude, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia....
(1952–1960) - მელქისედეკ III ფხალაძე - Ephraim IIEphraim II of GeorgiaEphraim II was a Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1960 until his death. His full title was His Holiness and Beatitude, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia....
(1960–1972) ეფრემ II სიდამონიძე - David VPatriarch David V of GeorgiaDavid V was a Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from July 2, 1972, until his death. His full title was His Holiness and Beatitude, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia....
(1972–1977) - დავით VI დევდარიანი - Ilia II (1977–Present) - ილია II შიოლაშვილი