Ilia II
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Ilia II (Georgian: ილია II) (born 4 January 1933), is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He is official tittle is Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan Bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II.[1]
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ილია II Ilia II | |
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His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |
Church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Installed | 25 December 1977 |
Term ended | Incumbent |
Predecessor | David V |
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Birth name | Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili |
Born | (1933-01-04) 4 January 1933 (age 91) Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Georgian |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Occupation | Catholicos-Patriarch |
Profession | Theologian |
Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy |
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