Izmir (Smirne) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop
Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Emeritus
Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 18 March 1818
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Turkey
Official Web Site: https://izmirkatolikkilisesi.com
Mailing Address: Necati Bey Bulvari 2, P.K. 267, 35210 Izmir, Turkiye
Telephone: (0232)484.05.31
Fax: 484.53.58

Historical Details

Archdiocese of Smirne
- Latin Name: Smyrnensis (or Smirnensis)
- Erected: 1346
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Turkey
Vicariate Apostolic of Smirne
- Erected: 1625
- Vicariate
- Country: Turkey

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guillaume Adam, O.P. † ( 1318 Appointed - 6 Oct 1322 Appointed, Archbishop of Soltania (Soltaniyeh))
Benedetto † ( 1343 Appointed - 1345 Died)
Paolo de Tebe † (10 Jul 1345 Appointed - 15 May 1357 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Sebennytus)
Pietro da Piacenza, O.F.M. † (31 Jan 1358 Appointed - 4 Mar 1362 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Olena)
Tommaso di Savignon, O.F.M. † (10 Jun 1362 Appointed - 1372 Died)
Raimondo di San Michele, O. Carm. † (14 Feb 1373 Appointed - 1379 Died)
Giorgio Dalmato, O. Carm. † (6 Sep 1379 Appointed - 1386 Died)
Giovanni di Berriaco, O.E.S.A. † (10 Oct 1386 Appointed - )
Giovanni di Leicester, O. Carm. † ( 1398 Appointed - 1410 Resigned)
Paolo † ( 1410 Appointed - )
Francesco di Monte Granelli, O.F.M. † (4 Jun 1412 Appointed - )
Pietro de Marchi, O.P. † (19 Feb 1625 Appointed - 13 Jul 1648 Died)
Giacinto Subiani, O.P. † (13 Jul 1648 Succeeded - 15 Oct 1656 Died)
Antonio Giustiniani † (13 Jan 1690 Appointed - 8 Feb 1694 Appointed, Bishop of Syros (e Milos))
Carolus Polodig, O.C.D. † (23 Dec 1713 Appointed - 7 Jul 1714 Died)
Philippus Bavestrelli † (9 Aug 1715 Appointed - 1718 Resigned)
Pietro Giovanni Battista Mauri, O.F.M. Ref. † (9 Apr 1718 Appointed - 15 Jun 1720 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Cartagine)
Pietro Francesco Lombardi, O.F.M. Ref. † (30 Aug 1720 Appointed - 3 Mar 1722 Died)
Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. Ref. † (15 Apr 1722 Appointed - 21 May 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Syros (e Milos))
Dario de Longhis † (2 Sep 1730 Appointed - 25 May 1735 Appointed, Bishop of Syros (e Milos))
Girolamo Lanza di Peraino, O.F.M. Ref. † (5 Feb 1735 Appointed - 1747 Died)
Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli † (12 May 1747 Appointed - 16 Sep 1754 Appointed, Bishop of Chios (Scio))
Eusebio Franzosini, O.P. † (20 Dec 1754 Appointed - 1763 Died)
Domenico di Valdagno, O.F.M. Ref. † (26 Aug 1763 Appointed - 1779 Died)
Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. † (23 Dec 1779 Appointed - 17 Aug 1781 Resigned)
Julio Maria Pecori (d’Ameno), O.F.M. Ref. † (18 Aug 1781 Appointed - 23 Sep 1788 Appointed, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople)
Pasquale Orlandini, O.F.M. Ref. † (16 Apr 1790 Appointed - 26 Jun 1817 Died)
Luigi Maria Cardelli, O.F.M. Ref. † (26 Jun 1817 Appointed - 29 Aug 1832 Resigned)
Julien-Marie-François-Xavier Hillereau † (22 May 1832 Appointed - 14 Jun 1833 Appointed, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople)
Pierre-Dominique-Marcellin Bonamie, SS.CC. † (13 Feb 1835 Appointed - 24 Nov 1837 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon)
Antonio Mussabini † (6 Mar 1838 Appointed - 4 May 1861 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Alberti † (7 Jan 1862 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Vincenzo Spaccapietra, C.M. † (8 Apr 1862 Appointed - 25 Nov 1878 Died)
Andrea Policarpo Timoni † (13 May 1879 Appointed - 25 Jul 1904 Died)
Domenico Raffaele Francesco Marengo, O.P. † (25 Jul 1904 Succeeded - 12 May 1909 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Dec 1909 Appointed - 26 Jan 1920 Retired)
Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega † (26 Jan 1921 Appointed - 1 Mar 1929 Resigned)
Edoardo Tonna † (26 Nov 1929 Appointed - 3 Dec 1937 Resigned)
Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. † (3 Dec 1937 Appointed - 4 Nov 1965 Retired)
Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap. † (4 Nov 1965 Appointed - 31 Aug 1966 Died)
Giovanni Enrico (John Henry) Boccella, T.O.R. † (9 Sep 1967 Appointed - 7 Dec 1978 Resigned)
Domenico Caloyera, O.P. † (7 Dec 1978 Appointed - 22 Jan 1983 Resigned)
Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Jan 1983 Appointed - 11 Oct 2004 Retired)
Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (11 Oct 2004 Appointed - 7 Nov 2015 Retired)
Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (7 Nov 2015 Appointed - 8 Dec 2020 Retired)
Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. (8 Dec 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Smirne
1346	Erected		Archdiocese of Smirne (erected)
1575	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Smirne (suppressed)
Vicariate Apostolic of Smirne
1625	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Smirne (erected)
Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne)
18 March 1818	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Smirne	Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne)
14 August 1897	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne)	Prefecture Apostolic of Rhodos {Rhodes} and Adjacent Islands (erected)
20 August 1931	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne) (Island of Mytilene)	Diocese of Chios (Scio)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne)

1950 1,700 205,830 .8% 3 10 13 130 8 ap1951

1969 2,850 15 15 190 17 17 10 ap1971

1980 1,909 10 10 190 13 12 10 ap1981

1990 1,302 8 8 162 14 12 10 ap1991

1999 1,300 1 8 9 144 11 10 7 ap2000

2001 1,350 2 7 9 150 10 8 7 ap2002

2002 1,300 8 8 162 11 7 7 ap2003

2003 1,350 1 8 9 150 11 7 7 ap2004

2004 1,350 11 11 122 14 8 7 ap2005

2006 1,950 1 12 13 150 1 19 12 10 ap2007

2013 15,000 7 10 17 882 12 7 11 ap2014

2016 14,000 5 8 13 1,076 12 9 10 ap2017

2019 14,000 5 10 15 933 12 9 12 ap2020

2021 6,000 5 10 15 400 12 9 12 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne)
1950	1,700	205,830	.8%	3	10	13	130				8	ap1951
1969	2,850				15	15	190		17	17	10	ap1971
1980	1,909				10	10	190		13	12	10	ap1981
1990	1,302				8	8	162		14	12	10	ap1991
1999	1,300			1	8	9	144		11	10	7	ap2000
2001	1,350			2	7	9	150		10	8	7	ap2002
2002	1,300				8	8	162		11	7	7	ap2003
2003	1,350			1	8	9	150		11	7	7	ap2004
2004	1,350				11	11	122		14	8	7	ap2005
2006	1,950			1	12	13	150	1	19	12	10	ap2007
2013	15,000			7	10	17	882		12	7	11	ap2014
2016	14,000			5	8	13	1,076		12	9	10	ap2017
2019	14,000			5	10	15	933		12	9	12	ap2020
2021	6,000			5	10	15	400		12	9	12	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (Archbishop: 11 Oct 2004 to 7 Nov 2015)
Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. (Archbishop: 8 Dec 2020 - )
Julio Murat (Priest: 25 May 1986 to 27 Jan 2012)
Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (Archbishop: 7 Nov 2015 to 8 Dec 2020)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Guillaume Adam, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1318 to 6 Oct 1322)
Giuseppe Maria Alberti † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1862 - Did Not Take Effect)
Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 May 1747 to 16 Sep 1754)
Philippus Bavestrelli † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Aug 1715 to 1718)
Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1983 to 11 Oct 2004)
Giovanni di Berriaco, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1386)
Giovanni Enrico (John Henry) Boccella, T.O.R. † (Archbishop: 9 Sep 1967 to 7 Dec 1978)
Pierre-Dominique-Marcellin Bonamie, SS.CC. † (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1835 to 24 Nov 1837)
Domenico Caloyera, O.P. † (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1978 to 22 Jan 1983)
Luigi Maria Cardelli, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Jun 1817; Archbishop: 18 Mar 1818 to 29 Aug 1832)
Michele Castelli †
Pietro Antonio Craveri, O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Dec 1779 to 17 Aug 1781)
Giorgio Dalmato, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 6 Sep 1379 to 1386)
Giovanni Battista Dellepiane † (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Feb 1929 to 18 Jan 1930)
Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1937 to 4 Nov 1965)
Eusebio Franzosini, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Dec 1754 to 1763)
Antonio Giustiniani † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Jan 1690 to 8 Feb 1694)
Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1965 to 31 Aug 1966)
Julien-Marie-François-Xavier Hillereau † (Apostolic Visitor (Visitator): 22 May 1832 to 14 Jun 1833)
Girolamo Lanza di Peraino, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Feb 1735 to 1747)
Giovanni di Leicester, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 1398 to 1410)
Pietro Francesco Lombardi, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Aug 1720 to 3 Mar 1722)
Dario de Longhis † (Vicar Apostolic: 2 Sep 1730 to 25 May 1735)
Pietro de Marchi, O.P. † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1625 to 13 Jul 1648)
Domenico Raffaele Francesco Marengo, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Mar 1904; Archbishop: 25 Jul 1904 to 12 May 1909)
Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Apr 1722 to 21 May 1731)
Pietro Giovanni Battista Mauri, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Apr 1718 to 15 Jun 1720)
Francesco di Monte Granelli, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 4 Jun 1412)
Antonio Mussabini † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1838 to 4 May 1861)
Pasquale Orlandini, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Apr 1790 to 26 Jun 1817)
Julio Maria Pecori (d’Ameno), O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 18 Aug 1781 to 23 Sep 1788)
Pietro da Piacenza, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1358 to 4 Mar 1362)
Carolus Polodig, O.C.D. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Dec 1713 to 7 Jul 1714)
Raimondo di San Michele, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 14 Feb 1373 to 1379)
Tommaso di Savignon, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 10 Jun 1362 to 1372)
Vincenzo Spaccapietra, C.M. † (Archbishop: 8 Apr 1862 to 25 Nov 1878)
Giacinto Subiani, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Nov 1644; Archbishop: 13 Jul 1648 to 15 Oct 1656)
Paolo de Tebe † (Archbishop: 10 Jul 1345 to 15 May 1357)
Andrea Policarpo Timoni † (Archbishop: 13 May 1879 to 25 Jul 1904)
Edoardo Tonna † (Priest: 30 Mar 1918; Bishop: 26 Nov 1929 to 3 Dec 1937)
Domenico di Valdagno, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Aug 1763 to 1779)
Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega † (Archbishop: 26 Jan 1921 to 1 Mar 1929)
Giovanni Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1909 to 26 Jan 1920)
Benedetto † (Archbishop: 1343 to 1345)
Paolo † (Archbishop: 1410)
St. Polycarp †

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Smirne
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 456
Vicariate Apostolic of Smirne
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 319
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 360
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 383
Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 348
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 523