Martin Kmetec
The Most Reverend Martin Kmetec | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Izmir | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Izmir |
| See | Izmir |
| Elected | 8 December 2020 |
| Installed | 2 February 2021 |
| Predecessor | Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. |
| Previous post(s) | priest |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1983 |
| Consecration | 2 February 2021 by Paul Fitzpatrick Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Kmetec 10 November 1956 |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. (born 10 November 1956) is the Archbishop of Izmir and a Conventual Franciscan friar. He was appointed to the episcopate as Archbishop of Izmir on December 8, 2020.
Biography
Martin Kmetec was born in Ptuj in Slovenia, and was ordained as a Franciscan priest in 1983 by bishop Jožef Smej.
After his studies at the University of Ljubljana, he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on interreligious dialogue and carried out his ministry in Lebanon. From 2014 to 2018 he was vicar of the Conventual Friars Minor at the Custody of the Holy Land. Since 2011 he has been ministering in the convent of Istanbul, of which he became superior in 2018. He speaks Slovenian, Turkish, French, Arabic and Italian.
On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Izmir.[1] He was consacrated on 2 February 2021 by archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, apostolic Nuncio to Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan.
References
- ^ "Rinuncia e nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Izmir (Turchia)". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
