List of heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church


The heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church and its predecessors in the ancient Georgian Kingdom of Iberia have borne the title of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1010, except between 1811 and 1917, when the Church was subordinated to the Russian Orthodox Church as part of the Russian imperial policies.
The current style of the head of the Church is as follows:

Archbishops of Mtskheta (326–467)

Catholicoi of Iberia (467–1010)

  • Petre I
  • Samoel I
  • Gabriel I
  • Tavfechag I
  • Chirmagi–Chigirmane
  • Saba I
  • Evlavi
  • Samoel II
  • Makari
  • Svimeon II
  • Samoel III
  • Samoel IV
  • Bartlome
  • Kirion I
  • Ioane II
  • Babila
  • Tabor
  • Samoel V
  • Evnon
  • Tavfechag II
  • Evlale
  • Iovel II
  • Samoel VI
  • Giorgi I
  • Kirion II
  • Izid–Bozidi
  • Teodore I
  • Petre II
  • Talale
  • Mamai
  • Ioane III
  • Grigol II
  • Sarmeane
  • Mikael II
  • Samoel VII
  • Kirile
  • Grigol III
  • Samoel VIII
  • Giorgi II
  • Gabriel II
  • Ilarion I
  • Arsen I
  • Evsuki
  • Klementos
  • Basili II
  • Mikael III
  • Davit I
  • Arseni II
  • Oqropiri
  • Svimeon III

Catholicos-Patriarchs of Georgia (1010–1811)

Exarchs of Georgia (1811–1917)

Autocephalous status abolished and administration placed under the Russian Orthodox Church, 1811–1917

Catholicos-Patriarchs of All Georgia (1917–present)

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