Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Izmir
| Archdiocese of Izmir Archidioecesis Smyrnensis İzmir Başpiskoposu | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Ecclesiastical province | Izmir |
| 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 | Cathedral of St John in Izmir |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Ruggero Franceschini |
| Emeritus Bishops | Giuseppe Germano Bernardini Archbishop Emeritus (1983-2004) |
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of İzmir (Latin: Archidioecesis Smyrnensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Turkey. It was erected by Pope Pius VII on March 18, 1818, without any suffragan sees that usually accompany a metropolitan archdiocese.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is St. John's Cathedral. Ruggero Franceschini, OFM Cap was appointed Archbishop of İzmir by Pope John Paul II on October 11, 2004.
The seat of the diocese is St. John's Cathedral.
List of archbishops of İzmir
- Vincent Spaccapietra (1862 - 1878)
- Andrea Policarpo Timoni (1879 - 1904)
- Domenico Raffaele Francesco Marengo, OP (1904 - 1909)
- Giuseppe Antonio Zucchetti, OFM Cap (1909 - 1920)
- Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega (1921 - 1929)
- Eduardo Tonna (1929 - 1937)
- Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, CM (1937 - 1965)
- Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, OFM Cap (1965 - 1966)
- Giovanni Enrico Boccella, TOR (1967 - 1978)
- Domenico Caloyera, OP (1978 - 1983)
- Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, OFM Cap (1983 - 2004)
- Ruggero Franceschini, OFM Cap (2004–present)
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Coordinates: 38°25′43″N 27°08′23″E / 38.4285°N 27.1396°E