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Metropolitan Shio Mujiri has been elected as the new, 142nd Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.
Axar.az reports that the vote for the highest religious position, contested by three candidates, took place during a large assembly of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
A total of 39 members of the clerical council participated in the vote, with Metropolitan Shio receiving 22 votes.
It should be noted that the previous Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia since 1977, Ilia II, died on March 17 at the age of 93.
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Date
2026.05.11 / 18:14
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Axar.az
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