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What does Georgia’s new patriarch mean for Rome-Orthodox ties?

The Vatican welcomed the election of a new head of the Georgian Orthodox Church

Luke Coppen
May 13, 2026
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The Vatican welcomed Monday the election of a new head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, one of the 14 universally recognized self-governing Eastern Orthodox Churches.

Shio III of Georgia. Credit: President.ge/wikipedia CC BY 4.0.

Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, said in a May 11 message that he learned with great…

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