Diocese of Ferrara–Comacchio–Pomposa

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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.

Archbishop
Gian Carlo Perego
Latin name
Ferrarien(sis)-Comaclen(sis)
Erected
30 September 1986
Cathedral
Basilica Cattedrale di San Giorgio (Ferrara)
Co-cathedral
Concattedrale di San Cassiano Martire (Comacchio)
Patron
Saint Maurelius
Rank
Suffragan Archdiocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Bologna (Archdiocese of Bologna)
Catholics
265,190
Chancery
Arcivescovado, Corso Martiri della Libertà 77, 44121 Ferrara, Italia
Telephone
Tel. 0532.22.80.11; fax 0532.22.80.62

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001001412 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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