Georgian Orthodox parishes major increase since the end of communism

His Holiness Ilia II’s enthronement as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia took place in 1977 when he was 44. The 41st anniversary of the event was commemorated on December 25, with a solemn service in the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, located in the former Georgian capital of Mtskheta. Were present the members of the Georgian Church Holy Synod, as well as President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze. In his congratulatory