Ilia II of Georgia
Ilia II (Georgian: ილია II, romanized: ilia II; born 4 January 1933), also transcribed as Ilya or Elijah, is the 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."
Ilia II ილია 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 | |
Ilia II in 2004 | |
| Church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Installed | 25 December 1977 |
| Predecessor | David V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili January 4, 1933 Ordzhonikidze, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Occupation | Catholicos-Patriarch |
| Profession | Theologian |
| Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy |
| Signature | |
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