 On March 15, 1981, Ananias was consecrated as Bishop of Nikortsminda Cathedral by Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.He was a Bishop of Akhaltsikhe and Meskhet- Javakheti from April 19, 1981 to December 25, 1992; and the Archbishop of Manglisi from December 25, 1992 to June 17, 1995.In June 1995, Ananias became archbishop of Manglisi - Tsalka Cathedral and on November 15, 2001 he was erected as the metropolitan bishop.