George Gongadze

Life

Born

7 July 1894

Consecrated bishop

13 January 1974

Made metropolitan

4 January 1978

Died

22 June 1982

Sees

1. 13 January 1974 – 4 January 1978

   Bishop of Manglisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

2. 4 January 1978 – 1980

   Metropolitan of Manglisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

3. 1980 – 22 June 1982

   Metropolitan of Tsilkani

   Patriarchate of Georgia

Consecration

Consecrated 13 January 1974 by:

• David VI Devdariani Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, 1903–1977
• Zinobi Majuga Metropolitan of Tetritskaro, 1896–1985
• Elias II Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, b. 1933
• Roman Petriashvili Metropolitan of Batumi, 1887–1979

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 4 generations back to Ambrose Khelaya; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. George Gongadze Metropolitan of Tsilkani consecrated 13 January 1974
2. Elias II Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, b. 1933 consecrated 26 August 1963
3. Ephrem II Sidamonidze Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, 1896–1972 consecrated 2 October 1927
4. Christopher III Tsitskishvili Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, 1873–1932 consecrated 1921
5. Ambrose Khelaya Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, 1861–1927 consecrated 15 October 1917

Bishops he consecrated 4

• 22 May 1976Gregory Tsertsvadze Metropolitan of Alaverdi, 1910–1991
• 19 February 1978Nicholas Makharadze Metropolitan of Tsilkani, 1932–2008
• 25 February 1978John Ananiashvili Metropolitan of Marabda, b. 1948
• 15 March 1981Ananias Djaparidze Metropolitan of Manglisi and Tetritskaro, b. 1949

Sources

Also in: Wikidata