Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
Ilia II

Ilia II was enthroned as the Catholics Patriarch of Georgia on December 25, 1977. He is officially styled as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan Bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II.

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Shio III – Thirty-three years have passed since the war in Abkhazia and the fall of Sokhumi; I recall the words of Ilia II that there are no victors in that war—the nation must reunite, and both the Georgian and Abkhaz peoples must survive; our path is one of love, mutual reconciliation, and mutual forgiveness
Irakli Kobakhidze -  All issues between the governments of Georgia and Azerbaijan are discussed in a friendly manner – there is no tension
Grigol Gegelia: We support the questions raised by the Patriarchate, which were based on respect for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity; however, we do not see the same level of respect in Azerbaijan’s statement - friendship cannot be one-sided
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responds to statement issued by Patriarchate of Georgia regarding Kurmukhi Church, located in Azerbaijan
Metropolitan Nikoloz Pachuashvili: Discussion on the canonization of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II may begin three years from now, when, according to Church tradition, it will be possible to open the grave
Lasha Parulava: Andria Jaghmaidze’s statement is an attempt to help the government evade the scandal - we are dealing with alleged corrupt deals, where budget funds are managed through negotiations with an intermediary connected to government officials
Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze: We knew that most of the funds allocated for the Patriarch’s funeral had not been spent - organizations and private individuals largely declined to accept fees or payment for the various services they provided
Transparency International – Georgia calls for disclosure of information on funds allocated for Ilia II's funeral
Lasha Parulava: Mamuka Mdinaradze is under house arrest; government reshuffles and arrests are planned for next week. The "Russian Dream" is in its final days; the main thing is for us to prepare to assume power and responsibility
Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze: It is categorically unacceptable to use the name of the Venerable Father Gabriel for a military unit - the fact that certain clergy of the Russian Church support this unacceptable use of the name also causes concern and sorrow
Levan Machavariani: Agency opposition parties, rich NGOs and pseudo-liberal activists, you serve foreign masters beyond the borders and several ambassadors inside the country - you deservedly deserve the name “rootless”!
Patriarchate: Shio III received the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon - an important part of the meeting was devoted to discussion of Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III’s upcoming visit to Constantinople
Shalva Papuashvili - The August 12, 2008 Agreement was not a peace treaty concluded between two states on equal terms - it was a document accepted by the government, which lost the war, on Russian terms
Mikheil Kavelashvili on Saakashvili - That gentleman, sometimes Odysseus, sometimes Nelson Mandela, sometimes Ilia Chavchavadze and David the Builder, is actually one pitiful, coward person
Andria Jagmaidze - The Church has never set any restrictive norms for people fighting in Ukraine - the truth will be revealed and will expose those who tried to use this unfortunate and sad, sensitive story to discredit the Church
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners