Metropolitan Shio III Ascends as Georgia's New Patriarch

Who Is Shio III, Georgia’s New Patriarch

The usually distant and frowning face of Metropolitan Shio was overtaken by sudden vulnerability as he ascended the patriarchal throne on May 12, 2026. The day was meant to be historic. Falling on the Day of St. Andrew the First-Called, Christ’s apostle believed to have first preached Christianity in Georgia, the ceremony marked the country’s …

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