Martin Kmetec


Martin Kmetec

Archbishop of İzmir
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Archdioceseİzmir
Seeİzmir
Elected8 December 2020
Installed2 February 2021
PredecessorLorenzo Piretto, O.P.
Previous post(s)priest
Orders
Ordination29 June 1983
by Jožef Smej
Consecration2 February 2021
by Paul Fitzpatrick Russell
Personal details
Born
Martin Kmetec

(1956-11-10) 10 November 1956
NationalitySlovenian
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)
Coat of arms

Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. (born 10 November 1956) is the Archbishop of İzmir and a Conventual Franciscan friar. He was appointed to the episcopate as Archbishop of İzmir on 8 December 2020.