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 | |
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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 |
| 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 | Francis |
| Archbishop | Lorenzo Ghizzoni |
| Bishops emeritus | Giuseppe Verucchi |
| 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]
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Lorenzo Ghizzoni 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
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 list of bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cervia
References
- "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 13, 2017..
- "Concattedrale di Cervia – S. Maria Assunta". Arcidiocesi di Ravenna-Cervia (in Italian). 16 October 2023.
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- Cocchi, Alessandra. "Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta a Cervia". Geometrie fluide (in Italian).
- "Diocesi di Cervia Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta". BEWEB: bene ecclesiastici in WEB (in Italian). 30 June 2017.
- 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.
Further reading
- Agnellus, Andreas (1708); Bacchini, Benedetto (ed.) Agnelli Liber Pontificalis, sive; Vitæ Pontificum Ravennatum Mutinæ: Typis Antonii Capponii ..., MDCCVIII. (in Latin)
- 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.