Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |
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 Coat of Arms of Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church | |
| Location | |
| Territory | North-western parts of Georgia |
| Headquarters | Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Established | 1917 |
| Language | Georgian |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Ilia Shiolashvili |
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The Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia ( Georgian: ბიჭვინთისა და ცხუმ აფხაზეთის ეპარქია) is an eparchy ( diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church with its seat in Sokhumi (Tskhumi), Georgia. It has jurisdiction over Districts of Sukhumi, Ochamchire, Gali, Gudauta, Gulripshi and Gagra.
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| Picture | Name | Time | |
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| Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia | |||
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Ambrosius Khelaia | October 28, 1919 — October 14, 1921 | |
| Ioanne Marghishvili | October 15, 1921 — April 7, 1925 | ||
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Christophorus Tsitskishvili | April 7, 1925 — June 21, 1927 | |
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Ephraim Sidamonidze | June – October 7, 1927 | |
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Melchizedek Pkhaladze | October 17, 1927 — March 24, 1928 | |
| Pavle Japaridze | March 26, 1928 — February 1929 | ||
| Varlaam Makharadze | February 12, 1929 — January 2, 1935 | ||
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Melchizedek Pkhaladze | January 2, 1935 — April 30, 1944 | |
| Anton Gigineishvili | March 30, 1952 — November 24, 1956 | ||
| Leonid Zhvania | February 15, 1957 — December 14, 1964 | ||
| Roman Petriashvili | February 21, 1965 — August 28, 1967 | ||
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Ilia Shiolashvili | September 1, 1967— December 23, 1977 | |
| Nikoloz Makharadze | February 19, 1978 — September 9, 1981 | ||
| David Chkadua | September 28, 1981 — October 7, 1992 | ||
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Daniel Datuashvili | October 17, 1992 — December 21, 2010 | |
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Ilia Shiolashvili | December 21, 2010 — present | |
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