Abkhazia

Bishops 24

1. 13th c.

   Nicholas

   Catholicos and Patriarch

2. late 14th c.

   Daniel

   Catholicos and Patriarch

3. ca. 1390

   Arsenios

   Catholicos and Patriarch

4. 1470s

   Joachim

   Catholicos and Patriarch

5. 1490 – 1516

   Stephen

   Catholicos and Patriarch

6. 1519 – 1540

   Malachi I Abashidze

   Catholicos and Patriarch

7. 1557 – 1578

   Evdemon I Chkhetidze d. 1578

   Catholicos and Patriarch

8. 1578 – 1616

   Euthymios I Sakvarelidze

   Catholicos and Patriarch

9. 1616 – 1639

   Malachi II Gurieli

   Catholicos and Patriarch

10. 1639

    Gregory I

    Catholicos and Patriarch

11. 1639 – 1656

    Maximos I Machutadze d. 1656

    Catholicos and Patriarch

12. 1657 – 1660

    Zachary Kvariani

    Catholicos and Patriarch

13. 1660 – 1666

    Simon Chkhetidze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

14. 1660 – 1666

    Symeon Chkhetidze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

15. 1666 – 1669

    Evdemon II Sakvarelidze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

16. 1669 – 1673

    Euthymios II Sakvarelidze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

17. 1673 – 1696

    David Nemsadze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

18. 1696 – 1742

    Gregory II Lortkipanidze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

19. 1742 – 1751

    Herman Tsulukidze

    Catholicos and Patriarch

20. 1742 – 1769

    Vissarion Eristavi d. 1773

    Catholicos and Patriarch

21. 1769 – 13 May 1776

    Joseph Bagrationi 1739–1776

    Catholicos and Patriarch

22. 1776 – 30 May 1795

    Maximos II Abashidze d. 1795

    Catholicos and Patriarch

23. 1795 – 1814

    Dositheos Tsereteli

    Catholicos and Patriarch

24. 1925 – 4 June 1927

    Christopher III Tsitskishvili 1873–1932

    Metropolitan

In the order of their start dates; bishops whose dates are unknown come last. Gaps are periods the data does not yet cover.

Also named after the see

Retired bishops who kept its name, and clergy or lay people whose title was attached to it.

• 1769 – 15 November 1773

  Vissarion Eristavi d. 1773

  Former Catholicos and Patriarch