The Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia (Georgian: ბიჭვინთისა და ცხუმ აფხაზეთის ეპარქია) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church with its seat in Sokhumi (Tskhumi), Georgia. It has jurisdiction over Districts of Sukhumi, Ochamchire, Gali, Gudauta, Gulripshi and Gagra.
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👉 Eparchy of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia in the context of Ilia II of Georgia
Ilia II (Georgian: ილია II, romanized: ilia II; born 4 December 1933), also transcribed as Ilya or Elijah, is the 82nd and current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He is officially styled as "Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan Bishop of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II."