Shio III Enthroned as Patriarch of Georgian Orthodox Church

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Shio III was enthroned as Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church on May 12, a day after his election, during a special church ceremony at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia, attended by senior clergy, ruling party officials, including Bidzina Ivanishvili, and the faithful. Succeeding the late Ilia II, who died aged