Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio–Pomposa
Ferrarien(sis)-Comaclen(sis)
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Ferrara–Comacchio–Pomposa, Italy, Italy
Latin Church archdiocese in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, elevated to archdiocese in 1735 and combined with the Diocese of Comacchio in 1986. Despite holding archiepiscopal rank it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bologna. Archbishop Giancarlo Perego has led the see since 2017.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Ferrarien(sis)-Comaclen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Maurelius
- Annuario code
- 001001412
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 265,190
- Population
- 267,300
- Catholic share
- 99.2%
- Priests
- 122
- Catholics per priest
- 2,174
- Extent
- 3,138 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 85
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gian Carlo Perego
- Born
- 25 November 1960
- Birthplace
- Vailate
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Basilica Cattedrale di San Giorgio stands in Ferrara–Comacchio–Pomposa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concattedrale di San Cassiano Martire.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bologna
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bologna.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BolognaBologna
- Diocese of Faenza–ModiglianaFaenza–Modigliana
- Diocese of ImolaImola
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was joined to the historical archdiocese of Ferrara, the Catholic Church has counted the Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio (Latin: Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis) among its Latin Church archdioceses. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bologna. The episcopal seat moved in 657 from Vicohabentia (Voghenza) to the newly founded Ferrara; the earliest known bishop of Vicohabentia, Marcellinus, was consecrated c. 429-431.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].