Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis
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Location
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Country
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Italy
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Ecclesiastical province
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Ravenna-Cervia
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Statistics
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Area
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1,185 km2 (458 sq mi)
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Population
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- Catholics
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(as of 2010)
223,121
200,000 (89.6%)
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Parishes
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89
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Information
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Denomination
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Catholic Church
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Rite
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Roman Rite
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Established
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1st century
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Cathedral
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Cattedrale di Risurrezione di N.S. Gesù Cristo (Ravenna)
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Co-cathedral
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Cattedrale di S. Pietro (Cervia)
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Current leadership
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Pope
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Francis
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Archbishop
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Lorenzo Ghizzoni
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Emeritus Bishops
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Giuseppe Verucchi
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Website
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www.ravenna-cervia.chiesacattolica.it
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The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (}
}}: Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church 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; the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Cervia is the co-cathedral of the archdiocese.[2]
The archdiocese was created in 1947 through the merger of the Archdiocese of Ravenna and the Diocese of Cervia.[3]
The current Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia, since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, November 17, 2012, is Lorenzo Ghizzoni.[4]
See also
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External links
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
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