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Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio

Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gian Carlo Perego, Archbishop
  • Paolo Rabitti, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 30 September 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bologna
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 3,138 (1,212 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Emilia-Romagna
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesiferrara.it/
  • Mailing Address: Arcivescovado, Corso Martiri della Liberta 77, 44121 Ferrara, Italia
  • Telephone: 0532.22.80.11
  • Fax: 0532.22.80.62

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Voghenza
431ErectedDiocese of Voghenza (erected)
Diocese of Ferrara
624Name ChangedDiocese of Voghenza Diocese of Ferrara
Archdiocese of Ferrara
27 July 1735ElevatedDiocese of Ferrara Archdiocese of Ferrara
7 July 1920SplitDiocese of Comacchio
Archdiocese of Ferrara
24 April 1962Territory AddedArchdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia (City of Jolanda di Savoia) Archdiocese of Ferrara
24 April 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of Ferrara (Cities of Copparo and Portomaggiore) Archdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia
19 April 1966Territory AddedArchdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia (Ambrogio, Cologna, Berra, Serravalle, Coccanile, Contane, and S. Apollinare in Dossetti in the cities of Copparo, Berra, and Jolanda di Savoia) Archdiocese of Ferrara
8 December 1976Metropolitan ChangedArchdiocese of Ferrara (from Immediately Subject to Bologna)
Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
30 September 1986UnitedDiocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)
Archdiocese of Ferrara
Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Ferrara
1886128,115.0%206089OTC
1950221,122222,05799.6%1527122399191720100ap1951
1970252,249.0%15270222094506123ap1971
1980276,862278,94099.3%151702211,25287431125ap1981
Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
1990324,050328,00098.8%178582361,37365405169ap1991
1999276,000280,00098.6%144401841,500447238169ap2000
2000276,000280,00098.6%141401811,524848236169ap2001
2001277,500281,48598.6%148411891,468948297169ap2002
2002276,000280,31898.5%146381841,500843282169ap2003
2003271,000275,00098.5%138471851,464953263169ap2004
2004269,817273,80098.5%136491851,4581264258169ap2005
2006274,400279,00098.4%140361761,5591243226171ap2007
2013273,900276,00099.2%144281721,5921738172169ap2014
2016274,900277,21199.2%133341671,6462045170169ap2017
2019273,700277,00098.8%129361651,6582142124169ap2020
2021269,550271,27299.4%128181461,8462322100173ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Ferrara
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 247, and Page 248
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 153
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 196
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 186
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 200, and Page 201
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 215
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 694, to Page 695
  • Archdiocese of Ferrara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12, Page 328
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 865, to Page 867
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 446, and Page 447
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 157, and Page 158
  • Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 707, to Page 710

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