Melchisedek III Pkhaladze

Life

Born

1872

Ordained deacon

1915

Ordained priest

1915

Monastic tonsure

1925

Consecrated bishop

14 October 1925

Made metropolitan

17 October 1927

Became patriarch

5 April 1952

Died

10 January 1960

Sees

1. 14 October 1925 – 17 October 1927

   Bishop of Alaverdi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

2. 17 October 1927 – 24 March 1928

   Metropolitan of Sukhumi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

3. 24 March 1928 – 2 January 1935

   Former Metropolitan of Sukhumi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

4. 2 January 1935 – 30 April 1944

   Metropolitan of Sukhumi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

5. 30 April 1944 – 5 April 1952

   Metropolitan of Urbnisi

   Patriarchate of Georgia

6. 5 April 1952 – 10 January 1960

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

   Patriarchate of Georgia

Consecration

Consecrated 14 October 1925. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 3

• 4 February 1955Benjamin Milov Bishop of Saratov and Balashov, 1887–1955
• 30 December 1956Zinobi Majuga Metropolitan of Tetritskaro, 1896–1985
• 15 February 1957Leonid Zhvania Bishop of Sukhumi and Abkhazia, 1885–1964

Sources

Also in: Wikidata