The heads of the
Georgian Orthodox Church
The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...
and its predecessors in the ancient Georgian
Kingdom of Iberia
In Greco-Roman geography, Iberia (Ancient Greek: ''Iberia''; la, Hiberia) was an exonym for the Georgian kingdom of Kartli ( ka, ქართლი), known after its core province, which during Classical Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages ...
(i.e.
Kartli
Kartli ( ka, ქართლი ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia, Kartli played a crucial rol ...
) 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
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as part of the
Russian colonial policies.
The current style of the head of the
Georgian Orthodox Church
The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...
is as follows:
Archbishops of Mtskheta (326–467)
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Ioane I (326–363)
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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)
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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)
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Michael IV (1178–1186)
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Theodore II (1186–1206)
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Basil IV (1206–1208)
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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)
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David II (1426–1428)
*
Teodore III (1428–1435)
*
David III
David III Kuropalates (, ''Davit’ III Kurapalati'') or David III the Great (დავით III დიდი, ''Davit’ III Didi''), also known as David II, (c. 930s – 1000/1001) was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid family of Tao, a histor ...
(1435–1439)
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Shio II (1439–1443/47 )
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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)
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Melkisedek II (Bagrationi) (1538–1541)
*Germene (1541–1547)
*Svimeon V (1547–1550)
*Zebede I (1550–1557)
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Domenti I (1557–1562)
*Nikoloz IV (Baratashvili) (1562–1584)
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St. Nikoloz V (1584–1591)
*Doriteoz III (1592–1599)
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Domenti II (1599–1603)
*Zebede II (1603–1610)
*Ioane VI (Avalishvili) (1610–1613)
*Kristefore I (1613–1622)
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Zachary (1623-1630)
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St. Evdemoz I (Diasamidze) (1630–1638)
*Kristefore II (Urdubegisdze Amilakhvari) (1638–1660)
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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)
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Domenti IV (1704–1725)
*Besarion (Orbeliani) (1725–1737)
*Kirile (1737–1739)
**Domenti IV (1739–1741), restored
*Nikoloz VIII (Kherkheulidze) (1742–1744)
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Anton I
Anton may refer to: People
*Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Anton (surname)
Places
*Anton Municipality, Bulgaria
**Anton, Sofia Province, a village
*Antón District, Panama
**Antón, a town and capital of th ...
(1744–1755)
*Ioseb (Jandieri) (1755–1764)
*
Ioseb of Abkhazia (1769-1776)
**
Anton I
Anton may refer to: People
*Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Anton (surname)
Places
*Anton Municipality, Bulgaria
**Anton, Sofia Province, a village
*Antón District, Panama
**Antón, a town and capital of th ...
(1764–1788), restored
*
St. Anton II (1788–1811)
Exarchs of Georgia (1811–1917)
''Autocephalous status abolished and administration placed under the
Russian Orthodox Church
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, 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)
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St. Kirion II (1917–1918)
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Leonid
Leonid (russian: Леонид ; uk, Леонід ; be, Леанід, Ljeaníd ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide.
People with the name include:
*Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919), Russian playwright a ...
(1918–1921)
*
St. Ambrosius (1921–1927)
*
Christophorus III (1927–1932)
*
St. Callistratus (1932–1952)
*
Melchizedek III (1952–1960)
*
Ephraim II (1960–1972)
*
David V
David V ( ka, დავით V, ''Davit' V''; died 1155), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a 7th king of Georgia in 1154 before his death in 1155
He was an elder son of King Demetre I. Fearing that Demetre would make his younger son Giorgi an h ...
(1972–1977)
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Ilia II
Ilia may refer to:
Science and medicine
*''Apatura ilia'' or lesser purple emperor, a butterfly
*Ilium (bone) (plural: "ilia"), pelvic bone
People
* Ilia (name), numerous
** Ilia II, the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
Places
* Ili ...
(1977–present)
Sources
*
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Georgian Orthodox Church
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Primates of the Georgian Orthodox Church
Lists of patriarchs
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
Lists of popes, primates, and patriarchs
Georgian