Georgian Church to Elect New Patriarch Next Week

Georgian Church to elect new Patriarch next week

The Georgian Orthodox Church will hold an expanded Church Council next week to elect a new Catholicos-Patriarch.

Georgian Orthodox Church to Hold Assembly to Elect New Patriarch on May 11 - Civil Georgia

The Georgian Orthodox Church will hold an extended assembly to elect a new patriarch on May 11, 1 pm, in Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Patriarchate announced on May 7. During the extended church assembly, expected to attract hundreds of participants from both lay and clerical circles, the 39-member Holy Synod will elect the successor to Ilia II, the widely respected Church leader who passed away in March after five decades at the helm of…

Metropolitan Shio: Election of new Patriarch of Georgia to be held next week | Orthodox Times (en)

Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, the Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku and current locum tenens of the Patriarchal Throne, called on the clergy and faithful of the Georgian Orthodox Church to intensify their prayers ahead of next week’s crucial Church assembly that will elect a new Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. Read also: The Nominees for the Patriarchal Throne of Georgia The announcement of the Patriarchate of Georgia on the formation of t…