Ilia II Made Locum Tenens of Sukhumi Eparchy

The Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church has transferred authority over its Sukhumi Eparchy in Abkhazia from its former hierarch, who has not ruled the diocese for years, to Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II (Gudushauri-Shiolashvili) of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and All Georgia. More here.