Abraham Garmelia

Life

Born

15 November 1948

Monastic tonsure

3 January 1988

Ordained deacon

3 April 1988

Ordained priest

29 May 1988

Made archimandrite

21 October 1991

Consecrated bishop

25 December 1992

Made archbishop

25 December 1996

Made metropolitan

17 October 2002

Sees

1. 25 December 1992 – 14 March 1996

   Bishop of Nikortsminda

   Patriarchate of Georgia

2. 14 March 1996 – 25 December 1996

   Bishop of Sagarejo and Gurjaani

   Patriarchate of Georgia

3. 25 December 1996 – 8 October 1998

   Archbishop of Sagarejo and Gurjaani

   Patriarchate of Georgia

4. 8 October 1998 – 17 October 2002

   Archbishop of Chiatura

   Patriarchate of Georgia

5. 17 October 2002 – present

   Metropolitan of Western Europe

   Patriarchate of Georgia

Consecration

Consecrated 25 December 1992. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Sources

Also in: Wikidata