Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Georgia

Kutaisi and Gaenati

Bishops 13

  1. 17 September 1917 – 18 September 1918

    Anthony Giorgadze 1866–1918

    Metropolitan

  2. 17 November 1918 – 27 August 1924

    Nazarios Lezhava 1872–1924

    Metropolitan

  3. 1 November 1924 – 3 November 1926

    David Kachakhidze 1872–1935

    Bishop

  4. 3 January 1927 – 6 June 1930

    David Kachakhidze 1872–1935

    Metropolitan

  5. 1930 – 13 November 1935

    Symeon Chelidze 1875–1935

    Metropolitan

  6. 1937 – 1943

    Varlaam Makharadze 1873–1943

    Metropolitan

  7. 1944 – 1952

    Ephrem II Sidamonidze 1896–1972

    Bishop, then Metropolitan

  8. 29 October 1953 – 3 July 1956

    Gabriel Chachanidze 1901–1956

    Metropolitan

  9. 1971 – 1974

    Roman Petriashvili 1887–1979

    Bishop, then Metropolitan

  10. 1978 – 1981

    Shio Avalishvili 1909–1991

    Archbishop, then Metropolitan

  11. 9 September 1981 – 1983

    Nicholas Makharadze 1932–2008

    Metropolitan

  12. 25 December 1983 – 20 June 2019

    Kallistratos Margalitashvili 1938–2019

    Bishop, then Archbishop, then Metropolitan

  13. 31 October 2019 – present

    John Gamrekeli b. 1946

    Metropolitan

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