Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia

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]

Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia

Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis

Arcidiocesi di Ravenna-Cervia
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceRavenna-Cervia
Statistics
Area1,185 km2 (458 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
219,100 (est.)
198,120 (est.)
Parishes89
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1st century
CathedralCathedral of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ravenna
Co-cathedralCathedral of St. Peter, Cervia
Secular priests64 (diocesan)
21 (Religious Orders)
13 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopLorenzo Ghizzoni
Bishops emeritusGiuseppe Verucchi
Website
www.ravenna-cervia.chiesacattolica.it
Cervia Cathedral

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 [it] ('co‑cathedral of the Assumption of Santa Maria'), which had formerly been the Cervia Cathedral.[2][3]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Lorenzo Ghizzoni [it] as the metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese on 17 November 2012, in succession to Giuseppe Verucchi.[4] Ghizzoni continues as the incumbent archbishop as of March 2024[2]

History

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 13, 2017.[self-published source].
  2. ^ a b "Concattedrale di Cervia – S. Maria Assunta". Arcidiocesi di Ravenna-Cervia (in Italian). 16 October 2023.
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  4. ^ Holy See Press Office (17 November 2012). "Rinunce e Nomine: Rinuncia Dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Ravenna-Cervia (Italia) e Nomina del Succssore" [Resignations and Appointments: Resignation of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia (Italy) and Appointment of the Successor] (Press release) (in Italian). Vatican.

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