His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Sends Letter of Condolence to Georgian Orthodox Church
With deep sorrow and in the hope of the Resurrection, the Orthodox Church in America joins the Georgian Orthodox Church in mourning the falling asleep of His Holiness Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, who reposed in the Lord on March 17, 2026 at the age of 93.
Elected Catholicos-Patriarch on December 25, 1977, His Holiness shepherded the Georgian Orthodox Church through many years of change, particularly in the period leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its aftermath. During his ministry, many churches and monasteries were restored or newly established, theological education in the country was revived, and the life of the Orthodox Church in…
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