Ilia II of Georgia
Ilia II | |
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| Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |
Ilia II in 2004 | |
| Native name | ილია II |
| Church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Installed | 25 December 1977 |
| Predecessor | David V |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Batumi-Shekomedeli (1963-1967) Bishop (later Metropolitan) of Tskhum-Abkhazia (1967-1977) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 May 1959 by Alexy I of Moscow |
| Consecration | 26 August 1963 by Ephraim II of Georgia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili 12 April 1933 (age 92) |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Occupation | Catholicos-Patriarch |
| Profession | Theologian |
| Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy |
| Signature | |
Ilia II (Georgian: ილია II, romanized: ilia II; born 4 December 1933), also transcribed as Ilya or Elijah, is the 82nd and current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He is officially styled as "Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan Bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II."