Ilia II of Georgia
His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II of Georgia | |
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| Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia | |
 Ilia II in 2004 | |
| Native name | ილია II |
| Church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Installed | 25 December 1977 |
| Term ended | 17 March 2026 |
| Predecessor | David V |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 April 1957 (deacon) by Melchizedek III of Georgia 10 May 1959 (priest) by Alexy I of Moscow |
| Consecration | 25 August 1963 by Ephraim II of Georgia[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili 4 January 1933 Ordzhonikidze, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 March 2026 (aged 93) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Occupation | Catholicos-Patriarch |
| Profession | Theologian |
| Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy |
| Signature |  |
Ilia II (Georgian: ილია II) (4 January 1933 – 17 March 2026) was the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. His official title was Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan Bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II.[2] He was the longest serving patriarch in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church.[3]
Ilia died on 17 March 2026 at a hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia from gastrointestinal bleeding at the age of 93.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Patashuri, Dimitri Khetaguri | Valeri Batiashvili | Irakli. "სრულიად საქართველოს კათალიკოს-პატრიარქი, მცხეთა-თბილისის მთავარეპისკოპოსი, ბიჭვინთისა და ცხუმ-აფხაზეთის მიტროპოლიტი ილია ΙΙ". patriarchate.ge. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ "Управление Цхум-Абхазской епархией передано Католикосу-Патриарху всея Грузии Илие II". abkhazeti.info. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ↑ "В Тбилиси умер католикос-патриарх всея Грузии Илия II" [Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II died in Tbilisi]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "გარდაიცვალა კათოლიკოს-პატრიარქი ილია II". Tabula. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ↑ Kalmoukos, Theodore (17 March 2026). "His Beatitude Patriarch Ilias II of Georgia Fell Asleep in the Lord". The National Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by David V |
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia 1977–2026 |
Succeeded by TBD |