Shio III

'A woman’s body is not the state’s demographic resource or the Church’s property': Comment from Tbilisi

Georgia

May 18, 2026

Reproductive health specialist Eka Kvirkvelia comments on remarks by Georgia’s new Patriarch, Shio III, about abortion.

‘You cannot build happiness on abortion’: New Georgian patriarch’s first sermon on family and demographics

Georgia

May 18, 2026

According to the Patriarch, the state should strengthen legal mechanisms that would “protect the family from harmful gender theories and ideology”.

Who is Shio Mujiri, new head of Georgian Orthodox Church? | VIDEO

Church in Georgia

May 18, 2026

Attention is focused on Shio III’s background, including his time in Moscow, his views on Russian church influence, Ukrainian autocephaly and politics in Georgia.

Opinion: 'Georgia’s next patriarch may be aligned with government'

Church in Georgia

May 13, 2026

Political analyst Vakhtang Dzabiradze: ‘The government always seeks to maintain good relations with the Church’

'Nation needs spiritual strength' - Georgian politicians congratulate new Patriarch

Church in Georgia

May 12, 2026

Both ruling party and opposition representatives sent their congratulations.

Epiphanius I of Ukraine congratulates Shio Mujiri on election as Patriarch of Georgia

Church in Georgia

May 11, 2026

“May the Lord bless this new chapter in the life of the Georgian Orthodox Church”

Shio Mujiri elected the 142nd Patriarch of Georgia

Church in Georgia

May 11, 2026

The new Patriarch took the name Shio III.