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The heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church and its predecessors in the ancient Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (antiquity), Kingdom of Iberia (i.e. Kartli) have borne the title of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1010, except between 1811 and 1917, when the Church was subordinated to the Russian Orthodox Church as part of the Georgia within the Russian Empire, Russian colonial policies. The current style of the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church is as follows:


Archbishops of Mtskheta (326–467)

*Ioane I of Mtskheta, Ioane I (326–363) *Iakob of Mtskheta, 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)


Catholicoi 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 Georgia (1010–1811)

*Melchizedek I of Georgia, St. 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) *Michael IV of Georgia, Michael IV (1178–1186) *Theodore II of Georgia, Theodore II (1186–1206) *Basil IV of Georgia, Basil IV (1206–1208) *John VII of Georgia, John VII (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) *David II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, David II (1426–1428) *Theodore III of Georgia, Teodore III (1428–1435) *David III, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, David III (1435–1439) *Shio II of Georgia, Shio II (1439–1443/47 ) *David IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, David IV (1443/47–1459) *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) *Malachia (1528–1538) *Melchizedek II of Georgia, Melkisedek II (Bagrationi) (1538–1541) *Germene (1541–1547) *Svimeon V (1547–1550) *Zebede I (1550–1557) *Domentius I of Georgia, Domenti I (1557–1562) *Nikoloz IV (Baratashvili) (1562–1584) *Nicholas V of Georgia, St. Nikoloz V (1584–1591) *Doriteoz III (1592–1599) *Domentius II of Georgia, Domenti II (1599–1603) *Zebede II (1603–1610) *Ioane VI (Avalishvili) (1610–1613) *Kristefore I (1613–1622) *Zachary of Georgia, Zachary (1623-1630) *Eudemus I of Georgia, St. Evdemoz I (Diasamidze) (1630–1638) *Kristefore II (Urdubegisdze Amilakhvari) (1638–1660) *Domentius III of Georgia, Domenti III (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 (Diasamidze) (1700–1703) *Domentius IV of Georgia, Domenti IV (1704–1725) *Besarion (Orbeliani) (1725–1737) *Kirile (1737–1739) **Domenti IV (1739–1741), restored *Nikoloz VIII (Kherkheulidze) (1742–1744) *Anton I of Georgia, Anton I (1744–1755) *Ioseb (Jandieri) (1755–1764) *Joseph, Catholicos of Abkhazia, Ioseb of Abkhazia (1769-1776) **Anton I of Georgia, Anton I (1764–1788), restored *Anton II of Georgia, St. Anton II (1788–1811)


Exarchs of Georgia (1811–1917)

''Autocephalous status abolished and administration placed under the Russian Orthodox Church, 1811–1917'' * Metropolitan Barlaam (Eristavi) (1811–1817) * Metropolitan Theophilact (Rusanov) (1817–1821) * Metropolitan Jonah (Vasilevsky) (1821–1834) * Archbishop Moses (Bogdanov-Platonov) (1832–1834) * Archbishop Eugene (Baganov) (1834–1844) * Archbishop Isidore (Nikolsky) (1844–1858) * Archbishop Ebsebius (Ilinsky) (1858–1877) * Archbishop Joannicius (Rudnev) (1877–1882) * Archbishop Paul (Lebedev) (1882–1887) * Archbishop Palladius (Raev) (1887–1892) * Archbishop Vladimir (Bogojavlensky) (1892–1898) * Archbishop Flavian (Gorodetsky) (1898–1901) * Archbishop Alexis I (Opotsky) (1901–1905) * Archbishop Nicholas (Nalimov) (1905–1906) * Archbishop Nikon (Sofiisky) (1906–1908) * Archbishop Innocent (Beliaev) (1909–1913) * Archbishop Alexis II (Molchanov) (1913–1914) * Archbishop Piterim (Oknov) (1914–1915) * Archbishop Platon (Rozhdestvensky) (1915–1917), Primus (chairman) of the Russian Holy Synod


Catholicos-Patriarchs of All Georgia (1917–present)

*Kyrion II of Georgia, St. Kirion II (1917–1918) *Leonid of Georgia, Leonid (1918–1921) *Ambrosius of Georgia, St. Ambrosius (1921–1927) *Christophorus III (1927–1932) *Callistratus of Georgia, St. Callistratus (1932–1952) *Melchizedek III of Georgia, Melchizedek III (1952–1960) *Ephraim II of Georgia, Ephraim II (1960–1972) *David V, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, David V (1972–1977) *Ilia II of Georgia, Ilia II (1977–present)


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