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Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi

Georgian Orthodox Church diocese

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ4194542 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi (Georgian: ზუგდიდისა და ცაიშის ეპარქია) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church with its seat in Zugdidi, Georgia. It has jurisdiction over Zugdidi and Tsalenjikha municipalities in Georgia.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi” is georgian Orthodox Church diocese. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Eparchy, Zugdidi and Tsaishi, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current 36-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1995. For this dossier, Eparchy, Zugdidi and Tsaishi is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “georgian Orthodox Church diocese” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4194542. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi primary sources, Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi archive and Eparchy research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Eparchy of Zugdidi and Tsaishi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.