Funeral Services for Ilia II

Ilia II, patriarch of Georgian Orthodox Church, died.
Funeral service led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Tbilisi.
Metropolitan Shio Mujiri will lead church until new patriarch is elected.
Bidzina Ivanishvili linked to potential successor.
Russian influence concerns over succession.

Politics | Religion | Influence

Georgia | Turkey

Bartholomew I | Bidzina Ivanishvili | Ilia II | Shio Mujiri

2 weeks ago