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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 - 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 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 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]
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