Archbishopric of Ravenna
Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ravenna-Cervia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,185 km2 (458 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 219,100 (est.) 198,120 (est.) |
| Parishes | 89 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ravenna |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter, Cervia |
| Secular priests | 64 (diocesan) 21 (Religious Orders) 13 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Lorenzo Ghizzoni |
| Bishops emeritus | Giuseppe Verucchi |
| Website | |
| www.ravenna-cervia.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (Latin: Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.[1]
The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ravenna; the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Cervia is the co-cathedral of the archdiocese.[2]
The current Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia, since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, November 17, 2012, is Lorenzo Ghizzoni.[citation needed]
History
The Archdiocese of Ravenna was a Roman Catholic diocese in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in the 6th century.[1] Among its famous archbishops are Saint Peter Chrysologus, a Doctor of the Church, and Saint Guido Maria Conforti, who was canonized as a saint in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. The early medieval Ravenna papyri form an important record from the church's chancery between the 5th and 10th century.
The archdiocese was created in 1947 through the merger of the Archdiocese of Ravenna and the Diocese of Cervia.[1] The archdiocese in 2014 had one priest for every 1,830 Catholics.
See also
- Bishop of Ravenna, for a complete list of bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cervia
References
- ^ a b c "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 13, 2017.[self-published source].
- ^ "Cathedrals in Italy, Vatican City State, San Marino". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 2008-07-16.[self-published source].
Further reading
- Agnellus, Andreas (1708); Bacchini, Benedetto (ed.) Agnelli Liber Pontificalis, sive; Vitæ Pontificum Ravennatum Mutinæ: Typis Antonii Capponii ..., MDCCVIII.
- Later editions 1723; in Patrologia Latina; and 2006
- Pallotti, Riccardo (2015). "L'antipapa Clemente III e il governo dell'Esarcato tra Impero, Papato e signorie comitali." In: Ravenna Studi e Ricerche, XXII (2015), fasc. 1 (gennaio-dicembre), pp. 155-198. (in Italian)
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Ravenna". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
