
The Georgian Orthodox Church
Shio Mujiri elected Patriarch of Georgia
The senior bishop, who will now be known as Shio III, is widely seen as the government’s favoured candidate.

The senior bishop, who will now be known as Shio III, is widely seen as the government’s favoured candidate.

The date of the final election has not yet been set.

The Georgian Church stated that it considers such interference impossible.

The Georgian Orthodox Church faces a vacant patriarchal throne, raising urgent questions about succession and change.

The long-serving head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has left behind an ‘epochal, unique, and contradictory’ legacy.

According to the Georgian State Security Service (SSG), two calls were made on Sunday afternoon.

Ilia II had led the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1977.