Diocese of Izmir

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The Archdiocese of Izmir is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in western Turkey, tracing to the Latin Archdiocese of Smyrna of 1346 and elevated to a metropolitan see in 1818. Its current archbishop is Martin Kmetec, appointed in 2020.

Archbishop
Martin Kmetec
Latin name
Smyrnen(sis)
Established
1346 (archdiocese 1818)
Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, Izmir
Patron
Saint Polycarp
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Izmir
Catholics
5,000
Chancery
Necati Bey Bulvari 2, P.K. 267, 35210 Izmir, Türkiye
Telephone
Tel. [0232]484.05.31

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001700 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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