List of Catholicoses of Georgia
List of leaders of Georgian Church.
Contents
Bishops and Catholicoses of Kartli (Mtskheta)
- John I – First Bishop of Kartli, approx. 320-360’s
- Jacob – approx. 360-370’s
- Job – approx. 370-390’s of
- Elliah – approx. from 390’s to early 400’s
- Simon I – approx. early 400’s to 420’s
- Moses – approx. 420’s
- Jonah – approx. 420’s
- Jeremiah – approx. late 420’s
- Grigol I – approx. 420-430’s
- Basil I – approx. 430’s
- Mobidan – approx. late 430’s
- Jove I – approx. 440’s (during early reign of King Vakhtan Gorgasali)
- Glonokor – approx. 440’s (during reign of King Mirdat)
- Michael I – from 450’s to late 460’s
- Peter I – First Catholicos of Kartli, approx. from 460’s
- Samuel I – approx. early 500’s
- Gabriel I – approx. 505-507
- Tavfachag (Tavfechag) I – approx. 510’s
- Chimaga (Chermag) I – approx. from late 510’s to 520’s
- Saba (Dasabia) I – approx. 520’s -530’s
- Evlale (Evlati, Evlavious) I – 530’s
- Makar – approx. late 530’s
- Samuel II (Simon – Peter) – approx. 560-570’s
- Samuel III – approx 575-582
- Samuel IV – approx. 580-590’s
- Bartholomew – approx. late 590’s
- Kirion (Kiron) I – approx. 599-614/16
- John II – approx. late 620’s
- Babila – approx. early 630’s
- Tabor – approx. 630’s
- Samuel V – approx. late 630’s and early 640’s
- Evnon – approx. 640’s
- Tavfachag II – approx. 650-660’s
- 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. 740-760’s
- Grigol II – approx. 760-767
- Klementos – 770’s
- Sermeane – 770’s
- Talale – late 770’s
- 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. 830-850’s
- Illarion – approx. late 850’s
- 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 Patriarchs of All Georgia
- John IV (Chrisostomos) – approx. 980-1001
- Simon III – approx. 1001-1010
- Melchizedek I 1010-1033
- John V (Chrisostomos) – approx. 1033-1049
- Ekvtime I – 1049-1055
- Evstati – no information
- George III (of Tao) – 1050-1060’s (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 12th century (contemporary of King David the Builder)
- Simon IV (Gulaberisdze) – second quarter of 12th century
- Saba II – approx. 1140-1150’s (contemporary of King Demetre I)
- Nikoloz I (Gulaberisdze) – approx. from late 1150’s
- 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 – 1220-1230’s
- George IV – 1230’s
- Nikoloz II – 1230’s
- Michael V – early 1240’s
- 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 – 1330-1360’s
- Dorotheos I – 1360’s
- Shio I – 1356-1364
- Nikoloz IV – approx. 2370’s
- George V – approx. 1380-1390’s (contemporary of King Bagrat and King George VII)
- Elioz (Gobirakhisdze) – from later 1390’s 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 – Patriarchs 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-Patriarchs of Abkhazia (Western Georgia)
- Simon – approx. late 11th century or early 12th century
- Nikoloz – late 13th century
- Daniel – second half of 14th century
- Arseni – 1390
- Joachim (Jovachim) – approx. 1470’s
- Stephan – 1490-1516
- Malakia I (Abashidze) – 1519-1540’s
- 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 18th century
- Josef (Bagrationi) – 1769-1776
- Maxim II (Abashidze) – 1776-1795
- Dositheos (Tsereteli) – 1795-1814
Recent Catholicos-Patriarchs of All Georgia
After Restoration of Autocephaly (1917)
- Kirion II (Sadzaglishvili) (1917-1918)
- Leonid (Okropiridze) (1918-1921)
- Ambrose (Khelaia) (1921-1927)
- Christophorus III (Tsitskishvili) (1927-1932)
- Callistratus (Tsintsadze) (1932-1952)
- Melchizedek III (Pkhaladze) (1952-1960)
- Ephraim II (Sidamonidze) (1960-1072)
- David V (Devdariani) (1972-1977)
- Ilia II (Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili) (1977 to present)