Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Italy
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The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (Latin: Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is a metropolitan see of the Latin Church, located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.[1]
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2020)
- 219,100 (est.)
- 198,120 (est.)
Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis Arcidiocesi di Ravenna-Cervia | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ravenna-Cervia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,185 km2 (458 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 89 |
| Information | |
| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Lorenzo Ghizzoni |
| Website | |
| www.ravenna-cervia.chiesacattolica.it | |
The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ravenna. There is a co-cathedral in Cervia, the Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta ('co‑cathedral of the Assumption of Santa Maria'), which had formerly been the Cervia Cathedral.[2][3]
Following the appointment by Pope Benedict XVI and in succession to Giuseppe Verucchi, Lorenzo Ghizzoni has been the metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese since 17 November 2012.[4][2]
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 of Ravenna-Cervia 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 list of bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cervia
