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The patriarch hastily convened the Holy Synod and announced withdrawal from the WCC. [4] [5] In 2002, the then-president of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze and Ilia II signed a concordat whereby the Georgian Orthodox Church was granted a number of privileges, and holders of the office of patriarch were given legal immunity. [6] [7]
In 2006, Benedict XVI renounced the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis). [1] In 2024, Pope Francis reinstated the title of "Patriarch of the West" (Patriarcha Occidentis), reversing the decision by the previous Pope Benedict XVI; the title reinstatement was meant to bring closer ties to the other Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
The first head bishop of the Georgia Church to carry the title of Patriarch was Melkisedek I (1010–1033). Since 1977, Ilia II (born in 1933) has served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi. Here is a list of the Catholicos-Patriarchs since the church restored autocephaly in 1917: [56] Kyrion II ...
The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since the restoration of autocephaly was Kyrion II Sadzaglishvili (1917–1918). To this date there have been 82 Catholicos-Patriarchs, of this 7 have been formally glorified by the Georgian Orthodox Church. The incumbent Catholicos-Patriarch of the church is Patriarch Ilia II since 1977.
The written word can have a lasting impact. That’s what happened in 1996 when Athens native Michael Thurmond joined a Georgia delegation to England to participate in the 300 th birthday ...
Patriarchate (/ ˈ p eɪ t r i ɑːr k ɪ t,-k eɪ t /, UK also / ˈ p æ t r i-/; [1] Ancient Greek: πατριαρχεῖον, patriarcheîon) is an ecclesiological term in Christianity, designating the office and jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
Pages in category "Catholicoses and Patriarchs of Georgia (country)" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
20 centuries of Christianity in Georgia (a guide-book in Georgian and English), Tbilisi, 2004, 18 pages; Problems of Georgian National Consciousness, Tbilisi, 2004, 125 pages; Ephraim II, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia, Tbilisi, 2007, 148 pages; Ilia II, His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia, Tbilisi, 2008, 486 pages