Leaders of Georgian Church

Bishops and Catholicoses of Kartli (Mtskheta)

† John I – First Bishop of Kartli, approx. 20-60’s of IV c

† Jacob – approx. 60-70’s of IV c

† Job – approx. 70-90’s of IV c

† Elliah – approx. from 90’s of IV c to early V c

† Simon I – approx. early V c to 20’s of V c

† Moses – approx. 20’s of V c

† Jonah – approx. 20’s of V c

† Jeremiah – approx. late 20’s of V c

† Grigol I – approx. 20-30’s of V c

† Basil I – approx. 30’s of V c

† Mobidan – approx. late 30’s of V c

† Jove I – approx. 40’s of V c (during early reign of King Vakhtan Gorgasali)

† Glonokor – approx. 40’s of V c (during reign of King Mirdat)

† Michael I – from 50’s to late 60’s of V c

† Peter I – First Catholicos of Kartli, approx. from 60’s of V c

† Samuel I – approx. early VI c

† Gabriel I – approx. 505-507

† Tavfachag (Tavfechag) I – approx. 10’s of VI c

† Chimaga (Chermag) I – approx. from late 10’s to 20’s of VI c

† Saba (Dasabia) I – approx. 20-30’s of VI c

† Evlale (Evlati, Evlavious) I – 30’s of VI c

† Makar – approx. late 30’s of VI c

† Samuel II (Simon – Peter) – approx. 60-70’s of VI c

† Samuel III – approx 575-582

† Samuel IV – approx. 80-90’s of VI c

† Bartholomew – approx. late 90’s of VI c

† Kirion (Kiron) I – approx. 599-614/16

† John II – approx. late 20’s of VII c

† Babila – approx. early 30’s of VII c

† Tabor – approx. 30’s of VII c

† Samuel V – approx. late 30’s and early 40’s of VII c

† Evnon – approx. 40’s of VII c

† Tavfachag II – approx. 50-60’s of VII c

† Evlale II – approx. 664-668

† Jove II – approx. 668-670

† Samuel VI – approx. 670-677

† George I – approx. 677-678

† Kirion II - approx. 678-683

† Izid-Bozidi – approx. 683-685

† Theodore I – approx. 685-689

† Peter II – approx. 689-720

† Mamai – approx. 720-744

† John III – approx. 40-60’s of VIII c

† Grigol II – approx. 760-767

† Klementos – 70’s of VIII c

† Sermeane – 70’s of VIII c

† Talale – late 70’s of VIII c

† Michael II – approx. 744-780

† Samoel VII – approx. 780-784

† Kirile I – approx. 781-802

† Grigol III – approx. 802-814

† Samoel VIII – approx. 814-826

† George II – approx. 826-838

† Gabriel II – approx. 30-50’s of IX c

† Illarion – approx. late 50’s of IX c

† Arsen I Great (of Safara) – approx. 860-887

† Evsuki – approx. 887-914

† Basil II – approx. 914-930

† Michael III – approx. 930-947

† David I – approx. 947-955

† Arsen II – approx. 955-980

Catholicoses and Patriarches of All Georgia

† John IV (Chrisostomos) – approx. 980-1001

† Simon III – approx. 1001-1010

† Melkisedek I – approx. 1010-1033

† John V (Chrisostomos) – approx. 1033-1049

† Ekvtime I – 1049-1055

† Evstati – no information

† George III (of Tao) – 50-60’s of XI c (during reign of King Bagrat IV)

† Gabriel III (of Safara) – approx. 1065-1080 (during reign of Bagrat IV and George II)

† Dimitri – approx. 1080-1090

† Basil III – approx. 1090-1100 (contemporary of King David the Builder)

† John VI – first quarter of XII c (contemporary of King David the Builder)

† Simon IV (Gulaberisdze) – second quarter of XII c

† Saba II – approx. 40-50’s of XII c (contemporary of King Demetre I)

† Nikoloz I (Gulaberisdze) – approx. from late 50’s of XII c

† Michael IV – 1178-1187

† Theodore II – approx. 1188-1204/1205 (contemporary of Queen Tamar)

† Basil IV – approx. 1204-1205

† John VII – approx. 1205/1206-1210 (contemporary of Queen Tamar)

† Epiphane (Etiphane) – approx1210-1220 (contemporary of Queen Tamar and King George IV)

† Ekvtime II – 1220-1222

† Arsen III – 20-30’s of XIII c

† George IV – 30’s of XIII c

† Nikoloz II – 30’s of XIII c

† Michael V – early 40’s of XIII c

† Arsen IV (Bulmaisimisdze) – 1241/42-1249/50

† Nikoloz III – approx. 1250-1282

† Abraham I – approx. 1282-1310

† Ekvtime (Eftime) III – approx. from early 1310’ to late 1330’s

† Basil V – 30-60’s of XIV c

† Dorotheos I – 60’s of XIV c

† Shio I – 1356-1364

† Nikoloz IV – approx. 70’s of XIV c

† George V – approx. 80-90’s of XIV c (contemporary of King Bagrat and King George VII)

† Elioz (Gobirakhisdze) – from later 90’s of XIV to 1419

† Michael VI – 1419-1426

† David II (son of King Alexander I) – 1425/26-1428

† Theodore III – approx. 1429-1435

† David III – approx. 1435/36-1438/39

† Shio II – approx. 1439-1443/47

† David IV (Chavchavadze) – 1443/47-1459

† Marcos – 1460-1466 (during reign of King George VIII)

† David V – 1466-1479

Catholicos – Patriarches of Georgia after Separating the Kingdom

† Nikoloz V – approx. 1479-1488

† Evagre – approx. 1488-1492; 1500-1503

† Abraham II Abalaki – 1492-1497

† Efrem I – 1497-1503

† Dorotheos II – 1503-1505; 1511-1516

† John VIII – 1505-1509

† Dionos (Dionysus) – approx. 1510-1511

† Basil VI – 1517-1528; 1529-1531

† Melkisedek II (Bagrationi) – approx. 1528-1529; 1540-1545; 1548-1552

† Malakia – 1532-1534

† Germane – approx.1535-1546

† Nikoloz VI – approx. 1542-1547

† Simon V – 1547-1548

† Zebede I – 1552-1556

† Domenti I – 1556-1560

† Nikoloz VII (Baratashvili) – 1561-1584

† Nikoloz VIII (Bagrationi) – 1584-1589

† Dorotheos III – approx. 1589-1595

† Domenti II – approx. 1595-1610

† Zebede II – 1610-1611

† John IX (Avalishvili) – 1612-1616

† Christephore I – 1616-1622

† Zachariah (Jorjadze) – 1623-1632

† Evdemoz I (Diasamidze) – 1632-1642

† Christephore II (Urdubegisdze-Amilakhvari) – 1642-1660

† Domenti III – 1660-1675

† Nikoloz IX (Nikoloz Jotam Amilakhvari) – 1678-1688; 1692-1695 (contemporary of King George XI)

† John X (Diasamidze) – 1688-1692; 1695-1700

† Evdemoz II (Diasamidze) – 1700-1605

† Domenti IV (Damiane Levan Bagrationi) – 1705-1741

† Besarion (Baratashvili-Orbelishvili) – 1724-1737

† Kirile II – 1737-1739

† Nikoloz X (Kherkheulidze) – 1741-1744

† Anton I (Bagrationi) – 1744-1755; 1764-1788

† Josef (Jandieri) – 1755-1764

† Anton II (Bagrationi) – 1788-1811

Catholisoses and Catholicos-Patriarches of Abkhazia (Western Georgia)

† Simon – approx. late XI c or early XII c

† Nikoloz – late XIII c

† Daniel – second half of XIV c

† Arseni – 1390

† Joachim (Jovachim) – approx. 70’s of XV c

† Stephan – 1490-1516

† Malakia I (Abashidze) – 1519-40’s of XVI c

† Evdemon I (Chkhetidze) – 1557-1578

† Eftvime (Ekvtime) I (Sakvarelidze) – 1578-1616

† Malakia II (Gurieli) – 1616-1639

† Grigol I – 1639

† Maxim I (Machutadze) – 1639-1657

† Zachariah (Kvariani) – 1657-1660

† Simon (Chkhetidze) – 1660-1666

† Evdemon II (Sakvarelidze) – 1666-1669

† Eftvime (Ekvtime) II (Sakvarelidze) – 1669-1673

† David (Nemsadze) – 1673-1696

† Grigol II (Lortkipanidze) – 1696-1742

† Besarion (Eristavi) – 1742-1769

† Germane (Tsulukidze) – mid of XVIII c

† Josef (Bagrationi) – 1769-1776

† Maxim II (Abashidze) – 1776-1795

† Dositheos (Tsereteli) – 1795-1814

Catholicos-Patriarches of All Georgia after Restoration of Autocephaly (1917)

† Kirion II (Sadzaglishvili) – 1917-1917

† Leonide (Okropiridze) – 1919-1921

† Ambrosi (Khelaya) – 1921-1927

† Christephore III (Tsitskishvili) – 1927-1932

† Kalistrate (Tsintsadze) – 1932-1952

† Melkisedek III (Pkhaladze) – 1952-1960

† Efrem II (Sidamonidze) – 1960-1972

† David VI (Devdariani) – 1972-1977

† Ilia II (Shiolashvili) – 1977-currently