Eparchy of Batumi and Lazeti

Eparchy of Batumi and Lazeti
Coat of Arms of Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Location
Territory	South-western parts of Georgia and Lazeti
Headquarters	Batumi, Georgia
Information
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Sui iuris church	Georgian Orthodox Church
Established	1917
Language	Georgian
Current leadership
Bishop
Map

The Eparchy of Batumi and Lazeti (Georgian: ბათუმისა და ლაზეთის ეპარქია) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church with its seat in Batumi, Georgia. It has jurisdiction over Municipalities of Kobuleti, Khelvachauri, city of Batumi in Georgia and historical region of Lazeti (Lazistan), currently part of Turkey.

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Picture	Name	Time
Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Batimi and Lazeti
		1920 — 1922
		1923 — 1924
		18 May 1924 — 1926
		20 October 1926 — 3 March 1927
		6 June 1930 — 19 March 1935
		1953
	Ephraim Sidamonidze	8 September 1953 — 10 January 1960
	Ilia Shiolashvili	26 August 1963 — 1 September 1967
		1974 — March 1979
		15 October 1980 — 8 September 1981
		9 September 1981 — 24 June 1986
		19 September 1984—1992
	Christopher Tsamalaidze	Spring — 21 December 1992
		21 December 1992 — 21 October 1996
		8 November 1996 — present

See also[]

• Georgian Orthodox Church in Turkey

References[]

External links[]

• ბათუმისა და ლაზეთის ეპარქია

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