The United States has congratulated the Georgian Orthodox Church and its congregation on the election of Shio III as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, according to a statement issued by the United States Embassy in Georgia. In its statement on Tue...
The enthronement of Shio III, the newly elected Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, has taken place at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. During the ceremonial liturgy, the new...
Metropolitan Ilarion of Mestia and Zemo Svaneti has said the issue of releasing detained citizens during anti-government protests in previous years could be reconsidered under the new Patriarch, adding that he would support such a move. Speaking duri...
The enthronement ceremony of Shio III, the 142nd Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, is underway at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. During the ceremony, the newly elected Patriarch is being vested with the patriarchal bison and presented with the main symbols...
The Georgian Orthodox Church on 12 May marks the feast day of St Andrew the First-Called, regarded as the enlightener of Georgia and one of the first apostles of Jesus Christ. According to Christian tradition, St Andrew was the first disciple called ...
Georgia’s newly elected Catholicos-Patriarch, Shio III, has announced that his enthronement ceremony will take place on Tuesday at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, with the liturgy due to begin at 10:00 local time. Speaking shortly after his election by the...
Ruling Georgian Dream party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili and his wife Ekaterina Ivanishvili have congratulated Shio III on his election as the new head of the Georgian Orthodox Church. In a joint statement on Monday, the Ivanishvilis described the rol...
Georgia’s Orthodox Church has elected Metropolitan Shio as the country’s new Catholicos-Patriarch. The Patriarchal Locum Tenens and Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku secured 22 votes during the expanded Church Council held at the Holy Trinity Ca...
One of the candidates for the patriarchal throne, Metropolitan Shio, has said the Georgian Orthodox Church can respond to modern challenges by following the path established by the late Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II. Speaking at the opening of the exp...
Georgia’s Orthodox Church is set to elect its 142nd Catholicos-Patriarch today, in what senior clerics have described as a historic moment for both the Church and the country. The expanded Church Council will convene at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in ...
