A delegation from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church took part in the celebrations marking the 1,700th anniversary of Christianity in Georgia

An official delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, at the invitation of the Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church and with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, took part in the celebration of the 1,700thth anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as the state religion of Georgia. This was reported by the Information and Education Department of the UOC .

The church delegation included Metropolitan Sergiy of Ternopil and Kremenets, Archbishop Job of Shumsk, as well as representatives of the clergy. The highlight of the visit was the Divine Liturgy, which took place on October 11, 2026, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Tbilisi. The service was presided over by Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III of All Georgia, who was concelebrated by hierarchs of the Georgian and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches.

In his sermon, Patriarch Shio III emphasized the importance of prayer and placing one’s trust in God’s help in all of life’s endeavors, stressing that true well-being is inextricably linked to fulfilling God’s will. At the conclusion of the solemn Divine Liturgy, the Ukrainian delegation congratulated the Primate of the Georgian Church on this historic anniversary, presenting him with an icon of the Mother of God of Pochaiv as a symbol of spiritual unity and fraternal support.

As a reminder, on September 30, 2026, a meeting took place at the Patriarchal Residence in Georgia between Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III of All Georgia and an official delegation from the Moscow Patriarchate.