Historedia
Person

Varlaam Eristavi

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1811

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Varlaam Eristavi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Russia abolishes the Georgian Catholicosate and installs a Russian-appointed bishop

    1811

    Role: First Exarch

    1. 1811 · St. PetersburgInstallation of Exarch

      The Georgian patriarchate was replaced by an exarchate, with Varlaam Eristavi appointed as the first exarch to manage the transition.

    2. 11 July 1811 · Mtskheta (last service at the cathedral of Mtskheta); decree issued in PetersburgRemoval of Anton II

      Anton II was escorted to Russia and unilaterally removed from his office by Imperial decree in July 1811, ending his tenure as Catholicos-Patriarch.

    3. 18 July 1811 · Russian EmpireAbolition of Autocephaly

      The Russian authorities abolished the autocephalous status of the Georgian Church, placing it under the synodical rule of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Sources

  1. Anton II of Georgia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16