Archdiocese of Ravenna–Cervia
Ravennaten(sis)-Cervien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Ravenna–Cervia, Italy
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 September 1986
- Latin
- Ravennaten(sis)-Cervien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Peter Chrysologus
- Annuario code
- 001002727
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 193,400
- Population
- 215,600
- Catholic share
- 89.7%
- Priests
- 57
- Catholics per priest
- 3,393
- Extent
- 1,185 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 163
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
- Lorenzo Ghizzoni
- Born
- 3 April 1955
- Birthplace
- Campagnola Emilia
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
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ravenna-Cervia
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Cesena–SarsinaCesena–Sarsina
- Diocese of Forlì–BertinoroForlì–Bertinoro
- Diocese of RiminiRimini
- Diocese of San Marino–MontefeltroSan Marino
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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].