Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
| 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 2014) 229,403 210,500 (est.) (91.8%) |
| Parishes | 89 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st century |
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Risurrezione di N.S. Gesù Cristo (Ravenna) |
| Co-cathedral | Cattedrale di S. Pietro (Cervia) |
| Secular priests |
86 (diocesan) 29 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Lorenzo Ghizzoni |
| Emeritus Bishops | Giuseppe Verucchi |
| Website | |
| www.ravenna-cervia.chiesacattolica.it | |
The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (Latin: Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman 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.[3]
History
The Archdiocese of Ravenna was a Roman Catholic diocese in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The archdiocese was erected in the 1st century as a diocese, and was elevated to an archdiocese in the 5th century.[4] 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.
In 1947 the archdiocese was merged with the Diocese of Cervia into the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.[5]
The archdiocese was created in 1947 through the merger of the Archdiocese of Ravenna and the Diocese of Cervia.[6] The archdiocese in 2014 had one priest for every 1,830 Catholics.
See also
- Archdiocese of Ravenna
- Bishop of Ravenna, for a complete list of bishops
References
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cathedrals in Italy, Vatican City State, San Marino". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30041.php%3Findex%3D30041%26lang%3Den
- ↑ Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia - catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ Historical Summary, Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia - catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Further reading
- Agnellus, Andreas (1708); Bacchini, Benedetto (ed.) Agnelli Liber Pontificalis, sive; Vitæ Pontificum Ravennatum Mutinæ: Typis Antonii Capponii ..., MDCCVIII. 2 pt. ([16], 372, 164 p. [12] leaves of plates (incl. fontispiece, 11 folded); 503, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., geneal. tables; 4to.
- Later editions 1723; in Patrologia Latina; and 2006
External links
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Coordinates: 44°25′00″N 12°12′00″E / 44.4167°N 12.2000°E