Rev. Dn. Irakli Jinjolava

Irakli Jinjolava was born in Zugdidi, Georgia. After studying at Tbilisi Theological Seminary, he continued studying theology in Germany (Eichstätt and Munich) and in Greece (Thessaloniki). He received his MAS in Ecumenical Studies from the University of Geneva (Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland). In 2017, he was tonsured a monk, while since 2018 he serves as deacon of the Orthodox Church of Georgia. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate in theology at the Institute of Orthodox Theology at the LMU Munich, Germany.