Georgia marks anniversary of Patriarch`s enthronement

Georgia marks anniversary of Patriarch`s enthronement

25.12.10

A holy service dedicated to the thirty-third anniversary of the enthronement of Georgian Catholicos Patriarch was held at the Saint Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi on Saturday.

Ilia II served holy mass in the cathedral, after what Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili congratulated him on the anniversary of his enthronement.

On 9 November 1977 after death of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia David V the Holy Synod decided to ordain him the Patriarchate Throne. And, on 23 December 1977 Metropolitan Ilia was elected Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia.

Enthronement ceremony was held on 25 December 1977. The Patriarchate was named Ilia II (Ilia I chaired Georgian Church 1600 years ago, in 390-400).

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