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Metropolitan see Ravenna–Cervia, Italy

Archdiocese of Ravenna–Cervia

Ravennaten(sis)-Cervien(sis)

The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, with roots in the early centuries of Christianity and elevated to an archdiocese in the 6th century. The combined Ravenna-Cervia see was formed in 1947, and it is the metropolitan for suffragans including Rimini, Cesena-Sarsina, Forli-Bertinoro and San Marino-Montefeltro.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ravenna, in Ravenna–Cervia, Italy.

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Established
1986
Catholics
193,400
Priests
57
Territory
1,185 km²

Parishes and churches

57 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Lorenzo Ghizzoni
Born
3 April 1955
Birthplace
Campagnola Emilia

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ravenna stands in Ravenna–Cervia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Cathedral of St. Peter, Cervia.

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History

A metropolitan see of the Latin Church in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (Latin: Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) has for its cathedral the Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ravenna. Cervia holds a co-cathedral, the Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta ('co‑cathedral of the Assumption of Santa Maria'), formerly the Cervia Cathedral. Lorenzo Ghizzoni has been metropolitan archbishop since 17 November 2012, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in succession to Giuseppe Verucchi.

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