List of Patriarchs of the Georgian Orthodox Apostle Church

Archbishops of Mtskheta

Ioane I. 335-363
Iakobi 363-375
Iobi 375-390
Elijah I. 390-400
Svimeon I. 400-410
Moses 410-425
Iona 425-429
Ieremia 429-433
Grigol I. 433-434
Vasili I. 434-436
Glonakor 436-448
Iovel I. 448-452
Michael I. 452-467

Catholic of Iberia

Peter I. 467-474
Samuel I. 474-502
Gabriel I. 502-510
Tavfechag I. 510-516
Chirmagi-Chigirmane 516-523
Saba I. 523-532
Evlavi 532-544
Samuel II. 544-553
Makari 553-569
Svimeon II. 569-575
Samuel III. 575-582
Samuel IV. 582-591
Bartlome 591-595
Kirion I. 595-610
Ioane II. 610-619
Babila 619-629
Tabor 629-634
Samuel V. 634-640
Evnon 640-649
Tavfechag II. 649-664
Evlale 664-668
Iovel II. 668-670
Samuel VI. 670-677
Giorgi I. 677-678
Kirion II. 678-683
Izid-Bozidi 683-685
Theodor I. (Teodose) 685-689
Peter (Svimeoni) II. 689-720
Talale 720-731
Mamai 731-744
Ioane III. 744-760
Grigol II. 760-767
Sarmeane 767-774
Michael II. 774-780
Samuel VII 780-790
Kirile 791-802
Grigol III. 802-814
Samuel VIII 814-826
Giorgi II. 826-838
Gabriel II. 838-850
Ilarion I. 850-860
Arsenic I. 860-887
Evsuki 887-900
Klementos 900-914
Basil II. 914-930
Michael III 930-944
David I. 944-955
Arseni II. 955-980
Oqropiri (Ioane I) 980-1001
Svimeon III. 1001-1012

Patriarchs of the Georgian Orthodox Church

Melkizedek I. 1001-1030
Okropir (Ioane) II. 1031-1039
Melkizedek I 1039-1045 (again)
Okropir (Ioane) II. 1045-1049 (again)
Ekvtime I. 1049-1055
Giorgi III. Taoeli 1055-1065
Gabriel III. Safareli 1065-1080
Dimitri 1080-1090
Basil III. Karichisdze 1090-1100
Ioane IV. Safareli 1100–1142
Svimeon IV. Gulaberisdze 1142–1146
Saba II. 1146-1150
Nikolaus I. Gulaberize 1150–1178
Michael IV. 1178-1186
Theodore II. 1186-1206
Basil IV. 1206-1208
Ioane V. 1208-1210
Epiphane 1210-1220
Ekvtime II. 1220-1222
Arseni III. 1222-1225
Giorgi IV. 1225-1230
Arseni IV. Bulmaisisdze 1230-1240
Nicholas II. 1240-1280
Abraham I. 1280-1310
Ekvtime III. 1310-1325
Michael V. 1325-1330
Basil V 1330-1350
Doroteoz I. 1350-1356
Shio I. 1356-1364
Nicholas III 1364-1380
Giorgi V. 1380-1399
Elioz Gobirakhisdze 1399-1411
Michael VI. 1411-1426
David II. 1426-1430
Theodor III. 1430-1435
David III Gobeladze 1435-1439
Shio II. 1440-1443
David III Gobeladze 1443-1459 (again)
Mark 1460-1466
David IV. 1466-1479
Evagre 1480-1492
Abraham II. Abalaki 1492-1497
Efrem I. 1497-1500
Evagre 1500–1503 (again)
Doroteoz II. 1503-1510
Dionise 1510-1511
Doroteoz II. 1511-1516 (again)
Basil VI. 1517-1528
Malakia 1528-1538
Melkizedek II. Bagrationi 1538-1541
Germene 1541-1547
Svimeon V. 1547-1550
Zebede I. 1550–1557
Domenti I. 1557-1562
Nicholas IV. Baratashvili 1562–1584
Nicholas V 1584–1591
Doriteoz III. 1592-1599
Domenti II. 1599-1603
Zebede II. 1603-1610
Ioane VI. Avalishvili 1610-1613
Kristefore I. 1613-1622
Zakaria Jorjadze 1623-1630
Evdemoz I. Diasamidze 1630-1638
Kristefore II. Urdubegisdze Amilakhvari 1638–1660
Domenti III. Kaikhosro Mukhran Batonisdze 1660–1675
Nicholas VI Magaladze 1675-1676
Nicholas VII. Amilakhvari 1676–1687
Ioan VII. Diasamidze 1687-1691
Nicholas VII. Amilakhvari 1691–1695 (again)
Ioan VII. Diasamidze 1696–1700 (again)
Evdemoz II. Diasamize 1700–1703
Domenti IV. 1704-1725
Besarion Orbeliani 1725-1737
Kirile 1737-1739
Domenti IV. 1739–1741 (again)
Nicholas VIII. Kherkheulidze 1742–1744
Anton I. Didi 1744–1755
Ioseb Jandieri 1755-1764
Anton I. Didi 1764–1788 (again)
Anton II. 1788-1811

Exarchs of Georgia

Varlam Eristavi 1811-1817
Teopilakte Rusanov 1817–1821
Iona Vasilevski 1821-1834
Mose Bogdanov-Platonov 1832–1834
Yevgeni Baganov 1834-1844
Isidore Nikolski 1844-1858
Evsevi Ilinski 1858-1877
Ioanike Rudnev 1877–1882
Pavel Lebedeff 1882-1887
Palladi Raev 1887-1892
Vladimir Bogojavlensky 1892–1898
Flabiane Gorodetski 1898–1901
Aleksei I. Opotski 1901-1905
Nikolai Nalimov 1905-1906
Nikon Sofiisky 1906-1908
Innokenti Beliaev 1909-1913
Aleksei II. Molchanov 1913-1914
Piterim Oknov 1914-1915
Plato Rozhdestvenski 1915-1917

Patriarch of Georgia

Note: For all named (former) patriarchs, the year of death is the last year of their term of office. Kirion III. was found shot dead in his home on the morning of June 27, 1918.

Kirion III. Sadsaglishvili (born 1855), 1917–1918
Leonide Okropiridse (born 1860), 1918–1921
Ambrosius I. 1921-1927
Kristefore III. Tsitskishvili (born 1873), 1927–1932
Kalistrate Zinzadze (born 1866), 1932–1952
Melkizedek III. Pchaladze (born 1872), 1952–1960
Efrem II. Sidamonidze (born 1896), 1960–1972
David V. Dewdariani (born 1903), 1972–1977
Ilia II. 1977 – today

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