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Installation of Exarch
- When
- 1811
- Where
- St. Petersburg
The Georgian patriarchate was replaced by an exarchate, with Varlaam Eristavi appointed as the first exarch to manage the transition.
To lessen the impact of the loss of independence, the Russian government appointed Varlaam Eristavi as the first exarch. He was relieved of duties in 1817, and subsequent exarchs were ethnic Russians appointed from St. Petersburg.
Sources
- Anton II of Georgia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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