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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
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Chios GR 91 km
- Syros GR 227 km
- Rhodos GR 260 km
- Santorini, Thira GR 271 km
- Diocese of Yei SS 292 km
- Athēnai GR 301 km
Parishes near the see
- Yuhanna Katedrali (St. John Cathedral) · İzmir 1 km
- Tespihin Meryem Anası (Alsancak) · İzmir 1 km
- Aziz Polikarp · İzmir 1 km
- Meryem Ana · İzmir 1 km
- Azize Helen (Karşıyaka) · İzmir 1 km
- Aziz Antuan (Bayraklı) · İzmir 1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001700 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08