Roman Catholic Archdiocese of İzmir
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of İzmir (Latin: Archidioecesis Smyrnensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Asian Turkey (Anatolia).
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Archdiocese of İzmir Archidioecesis Smyrnensis İzmir Başpiskoposluğu | |
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Location | |
Country | Turkey |
Ecclesiastical province | İzmir |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,950 |
Parishes | 10 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 March 1818 |
Cathedral | St. John's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Polycarp |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Martin Kmetec |
Bishops emeritus | Ruggero Franceschini Lorenzo Piretto |
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The archdiocese's cathedral motherchurch and thus see of its archbishop is St. John's Cathedral. It also includes a World Heritage Site: Meryem Ana Evi Meryem Ana Evi, Bülbüldağı.
Martin Kmetec OFMConv, was appointed Archbishop of İzmir by Pope Francis on 8 December 2020.