Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia
Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |
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Location | |
Territory | North-western parts of Georgia |
Headquarters | Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia |
Information | |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Sui iuris church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Established | 1917 |
Language | Georgian |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Ilia Shiolashvili |
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The Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia (Georgian: ბიჭვინთისა და ცხუმ აფხაზეთის ეპარქია) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church with its seat in Sokhumi (Tskhumi), Georgia. It has jurisdiction over Districts of Sukhumi, Ochamchire, Gali, Gudauta, Gulripshi and Gagra.
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Picture | Name | Time | |
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Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |||
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Ambrosius Khelaia | October 28, 1919 — October 14, 1921 | |
October 15, 1921 — April 7, 1925 | |||
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Christophorus Tsitskishvili | April 7, 1925 — June 21, 1927 | |
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Ephraim Sidamonidze | June – October 7, 1927 | |
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Melchizedek Pkhaladze | October 17, 1927 — March 24, 1928 | |
March 26, 1928 — February 1929 | |||
February 12, 1929 — January 2, 1935 | |||
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Melchizedek Pkhaladze | January 2, 1935 — April 30, 1944 | |
March 30, 1952 — November 24, 1956 | |||
February 15, 1957 — December 14, 1964 | |||
February 21, 1965 — August 28, 1967 | |||
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Ilia Shiolashvili | September 1, 1967— December 23, 1977 | |
February 19, 1978 — September 9, 1981 | |||
September 28, 1981 — October 7, 1992 | |||
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October 17, 1992 — December 21, 2010 | ||
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Ilia Shiolashvili | December 21, 2010 — present |
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Categories:
- Religious sees of the Georgian Orthodox Church
- Dioceses established in the 20th century
- Georgia (country) stubs