Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Ravenna-Cervia
Latin:Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis
Country:Italy
Province:Ravenna-Cervia
Area Km2:1,185
Population:219,100 (est.)
Population As Of:2020
Catholics:198,120 (est.)
Parishes:89
Denomination:Catholic Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:1st century
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ravenna
Cocathedral:Cathedral of St. Peter, Cervia
Priests:64 (diocesan)
21 (Religious Orders)
13 Permanent Deacons
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Bishop:Lorenzo Ghizzoni
Emeritus Bishops:Giuseppe Verucchi
Website:www.ravenna-cervia.chiesacattolica.it

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] 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 Italian: {{ill|Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta|it ('cocathedral of the Assumption of Santa Maria'), which had formerly been the Cervia Cathedral.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed as the metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese on 17 November 2012, in succession to Giuseppe Verucchi.[2] Ghizzoni continues as the incumbent archbishop [3]

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. 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. The archdiocese in 2014 had one priest for every 1,830 Catholics.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drace.html "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia"
  2. Rinunce e Nomine: Rinuncia Dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Ravenna-Cervia (Italia) e Nomina del Succssore . Holy See Press Office . Vatican . 17 November 2012 . Resignations and Appointments: Resignation of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia (Italy) and Appointment of the Successor . it.
  3. Web site: Concattedrale di Cervia – S. Maria Assunta . Arcidiocesi di Ravenna-Cervia . it-IT . 16 October 2023.