Christopher Tsamalaidze

Life

Born

17 August 1943

Ordained deacon

December 1978

Ordained priest

January 1979

Monastic tonsure

August 1979

Consecrated bishop

19 August 1979

Defrocked

2003

Sees

1. 19 August 1979 – 1980

   Bishop of Akhaltsikhe and Samtskhe-Javakheti

   Patriarchate of Georgia

2. 1980 – 1981

   Bishop of Nikortsminda

   Patriarchate of Georgia

3. 1981 – 12 May 1992

   Bishop of Margareti

   Patriarchate of Georgia

4. 12 May 1992 – 5 April 1995

   Bishop of Agarak and Tsalka

   Patriarchate of Georgia

5. 5 April 1995 – 31 July 1995

   Bishop of Urbnisi and Ruisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

6. 31 July 1995 – 17 September 1995

   Bishop of Bolnisi and Dmanisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

7. 17 September 1995 – January 2006

   Monk

   Patriarchate of Georgia

8. January 2006 – 23 December 2009

   Bishop of Batumi

   Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate

9. 23 December 2009 – 2011

   Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi

   Self-proclaimed/Independent

10. 2011 – present

    Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi

    Old Calendar Church of Greece

Consecration

Consecrated 19 August 1979. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Sources

Also in: Wikidata