The holy liturgy is being held at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral with regard to the enthronement of Georgian Patriarch
13:05, 25.12.2019
The holy liturgy is being held at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta with regard to the enthronement of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II.
Politicians including Bidzina Ivanishvili, Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia and Archil Talakvadze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia are attending the liturgy.
The Georgian Orthodox Church marks the 42nd anniversary of the enthronement of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II today.
His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II has officially been the spiritual head of the Georgian Orthodox Church for 42 years.
Ilia II was elected as a Catholicos-Patriarch on December 23, 1977.
