The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia is the Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi and the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Shio III on 17 May 2026
Melchizedek I of Georgia
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Melchizedek I was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, serving from c. 1010 to 1033, and was based in Ani. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Prior to his tenure, the
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
…of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1010, shortly after the unification of the Kingdom of Georgia. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia was Melkisedek I (1010–1033). In the 15th century, with the collapse of the Kingdom, the Georgian Orthodox Church was divided into the East and the West parts and…
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