David VI Devdariani

Life

Born

6 April 1903

Ordained deacon

27 February 1927

Ordained priest

28 February 1927

Consecrated bishop

28 August 1956

Made metropolitan

18 February 1962

Became patriarch

1 July 1972

Died

9 November 1977

Sees

1. 28 August 1956 – 1959

   Bishop of Margveti and Urbnisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

2. 1959 – 18 February 1962

   Bishop of Manglisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

3. 18 February 1962 – 1 July 1972

   Metropolitan of Urbnisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

4. 1 July 1972 – 9 November 1977

   Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

Consecration

Consecrated 28 August 1956. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 4

• 26 August 1963Elias II Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili Catholicos and Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, b. 1933
• 26 March 1972Gaios Keratishvili Metropolitan of Urbnisi, 1945–2016
• 13 January 1974George Gongadze Metropolitan of Tsilkani, 1894–1982
• 22 May 1976Gregory Tsertsvadze Metropolitan of Alaverdi, 1910–1991