Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ravenna
  • Latin Name: Ravennatensis
  • Erected: 1st Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Ravenna
  • Latin Name: Ravennatensis
  • Elevated: 5th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia
  • Latin Name: Ravennatensis et Cerviensis
  • United: 22 February 1947
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cosmato Gentile de' Migliorati † (4 Nov 1387 Appointed - 15 Sep 1400 Resigned)
• Pietro de Accolti de Aretio † (25 Jun 1524 Appointed - Dec 1524 Resigned)
• Benedetto de Accolti † (17 Aug 1524 Appointed - 21 Sep 1549 Died)
• Giulio della Rovere † ( 1566 Appointed - 3 Sep 1578 Died)
• Pietro Aldobrandini † (13 Sep 1604 Appointed - 10 Feb 1621 Died)
• Luigi Capponi † (3 Mar 1621 Appointed - 18 Sep 1645 Resigned)
• Luca Torreggiani (Torrigiani) † (18 Sep 1645 Appointed - 12 Dec 1669 Died)
• Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (19 May 1670 Appointed - 19 Feb 1674 Resigned)
• Fabio Guinigi † ( 1674 Appointed - 28 Aug 1691 Died)
• Raimondo Ferretti † (9 Jan 1692 Appointed - 24 Mar 1719 Died)
• Girolamo Crispi † (16 Dec 1720 Appointed - 17 Mar 1727 Resigned)
• Maffeo Niccolò Farsetti † (14 Apr 1727 Ordained Bishop - 7 Feb 1741 Died)
• Ferdinando Romualdo Guiccioli † (5 Apr 1745 Appointed - 7 Nov 1763 Died)
• Niccolò Oddi † (20 Feb 1764 Appointed - 25 May 1767 Died)
• Antonio Cantoni † (28 Sep 1767 Appointed - 1781 Died)
• Antonio Codronchi † (14 Feb 1785 Appointed - 1826 Died)
• Chiarissimo Falconieri Mellini † (3 Jul 1826 Appointed - 2 Apr 1859 Died)
• Enrico Orfei † (23 Mar 1860 Appointed - 22 Dec 1870 Died)
• Vincenzo Moretti † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 22 Sep 1879 Resigned)
• Giacomo Cattani † (22 Sep 1879 Appointed - 14 Feb 1887 Died)
• Sebastiano Galeati † (23 May 1887 Appointed - 25 Jan 1901 Died)
• Agostino Gaetano Riboldi † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 25 Apr 1902 Died)
• Bl. Guido Maria Conforti † (9 Jun 1902 Appointed - 12 Oct 1904 Resigned)
• Pasquale Morganti † (14 Nov 1904 Appointed - 18 Dec 1921 Died)
• Antonio Lega † (18 Dec 1921 Succeeded - 16 Nov 1946 Died)
• Giacomo Lercaro † (31 Jan 1947 Appointed - 19 Apr 1952 Appointed, Archbishop of Bologna)
• Egidio Negrin † (24 May 1952 Appointed - 4 Apr 1956 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Treviso)
• Salvatore Baldassarri † (3 May 1956 Appointed - 29 Nov 1975 Resigned)
• Ersilio Tonini (22 Nov 1975 Appointed - 27 Oct 1990 Retired)
• Luigi Amaducci (27 Oct 1990 Appointed - 9 Mar 2000 Retired)
• Giuseppe Verucchi (9 Mar 2000 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia
1950	172,500	173,639	99.3%	129	24	153	1,127		24	320	74	ap1951
1969		200,000	.0%	132	39	171	0		49	503	77	ap1971
1980	215,900	227,000	95.1%	114	48	162	1,332		51	450	88	ap1981
Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
1990	207,000	210,000	98.6%	105	32	137	1,510	4	40	334	86	ap1991
1999	203,000	210,300	96.5%	95	34	129	1,573	5	43	256	89	ap2000
2000	208,270	215,570	96.6%	97	26	123	1,693	5	35	237	89	ap2001
2001	208,270	211,587	98.4%	87	28	115	1,811	5	32	230	89	ap2002
2002	211,000	211,380	99.8%	102	28	130	1,623	5	32	230	89	ap2003
2003	211,000	230,320	91.6%	96	29	125	1,688	3	34	210	89	ap2004
2004	211,000	230,320	91.6%	90	29	119	1,773	4	34	235	89	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luigi Amaducci (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1990 to 9 Mar 2000)
• Ersilio Tonini (Archbishop: 22 Nov 1975 to 27 Oct 1990)
• Giuseppe Verucchi (Archbishop: 9 Mar 2000 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Benedetto de Accolti † (Archbishop: 17 Aug 1524 to 21 Sep 1549)
• Pietro de Accolti de Aretio † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1524 to Dec 1524)
• Pietro Aldobrandini † (Archbishop: 13 Sep 1604 to 10 Feb 1621)
• Salvatore Baldassarri † (Archbishop: 3 May 1956 to 29 Nov 1975)
• Emiliano Cagnoni † (Priest: 19 Sep 1908 to 5 May 1934)
• Antonio Cantoni † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1767 to 1781)
• Luigi Capponi † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1621 to 18 Sep 1645)
• Giacomo Cattani † (Archbishop: 22 Sep 1879 to 14 Feb 1887)
• Antonio Codronchi † (Archbishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 1826)
• Bl. Guido Maria Conforti † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 12 Oct 1904)
• Girolamo Crispi † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1720 to 17 Mar 1727)
• Giulio della Rovere † (Bishop: 1566 to 3 Sep 1578)
• Chiarissimo Falconieri Mellini † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 2 Apr 1859)
• Maffeo Niccolò Farsetti † (Archbishop: 14 Apr 1727 to 7 Feb 1741)
• Raimondo Ferretti † (Archbishop: 9 Jan 1692 to 24 Mar 1719)
• Sebastiano Galeati † (Archbishop: 23 May 1887 to 25 Jan 1901)
• Ferdinando Romualdo Guiccioli † (Archbishop: 5 Apr 1745 to 7 Nov 1763)
• Fabio Guinigi † (Archbishop: 1674 to 28 Aug 1691)
• Antonio Lega † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Jun 1921; Archbishop: 18 Dec 1921 to 16 Nov 1946)
• Giacomo Lercaro † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1947 to 19 Apr 1952)
• Pietro Maffi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1902 to 22 Jun 1903)
• Cosmato Gentile de' Migliorati † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1387 to 15 Sep 1400)
• Vincenzo Moretti † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 22 Sep 1879)
• Pasquale Morganti † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1904 to 18 Dec 1921)
• Egidio Negrin † (Archbishop: 24 May 1952 to 4 Apr 1956)
• Niccolò Oddi † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1764 to 25 May 1767)
• Enrico Orfei † (Archbishop: 23 Mar 1860 to 22 Dec 1870)
• Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (Archbishop: 19 May 1670 to 19 Feb 1674)
• Agostino Gaetano Riboldi † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 25 Apr 1902)
• Angelo Rossini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jul 1942 to 10 Mar 1947)
• Luca Torreggiani (Torrigiani) † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1645 to 12 Dec 1669)