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Bishop Shio elected as new Patriarch of Georgia

May 11,2026 19:14

The extended church assembly has elected Bishop Shio, who served as locum tenens of the deceased head of the church, Ilia II, as the 142nd Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, according to the voting results announced by Bishop Anania, TASS reports.

“The Catholicos-Patriarch of the autocephalous Apostolic Orthodox Church of All Georgia has been elected Metropolitan Shio,” Bishop Anania noted, adding that Shio received 22 votes out of 39.

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