Metropolitan Shio became him, he is 57 years old.
An expanded meeting of the Georgian Orthodox Church was held in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. About 1.2 thousand people took part in it, but only members of the Holy Synod — 39 people — had the right to vote; 22 voted for Shio.
Patriarch Shio (Elizbar Mujdiri) is 57 years old. He studied at the Tbilisi Conservatory in the cello class, completed three courses, and entered the Shio-Mgvime Monastery as a novice. In 1993, he was tonsured a monk. Since 2003 — Bishop of the GOC, since 2010 — Metropolitan of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
The previous Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 93. He led the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1977.
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