Shio III of Georgia
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Shio III is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. He was previously the bishop of Senaki and Chkhorotsku from 2003 to 2026 and locum tenens of the Patriarchal Throne from 2017 to 2026.
Shio III in 2026
Shio III during enthronement ceremony.
On 11 May 2026, following the death of Catolichos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II of Georgia, the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church held an election to choose a successor. Shio III of Georgi
Shio III of Georgia
…March. Because of his previous appointment, Metropolitan Shio was widely seen as the front-runner to succeed Ilia II as patriarch. On 11 May 2026, Shio was elected as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia in a vote by the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church, He received 22 votes from the 39 person Synod…
Shio Mujiri 2026
Metropolitan Grigoli of Poti and Khobi in 2018
The state funeral procession of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia.