Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio

Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis

Cathedral in Ferrara
Location
Country  Italy
Ecclesiastical province Bologna
Statistics
Area 3,138 km2 (1,212 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
279,000
274,400 (98.4%)
Parishes 171
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4th Century
Cathedral Basilica Cattedrale di S. Giorgio (Ferrara)
Co-cathedral Concattedrale di S. Cassiano Martire (Comacchio)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Giancarlo Perego
Emeritus Bishops Paolo Rabitti, Luigi Negri
Map
Website
www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it
Cathedral in Comacchio

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio (Latin: Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis) has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bologna. Ferrara became an archdiocese, though without suffragans, in 1735. It was for a long period directly subject to the Holy See.[1][2] The diocese's most recent archbishop Luigi Negri retired on February 15, 2017.[3]

History

The earliest bishop of certain date is Constantine, present at Rome in 861; St. Maurelius (patron of the city) must have lived before this time. Some think that the bishops of Ferrara are the successors to those of Voghenza (the ancient Vicus Haventia).

Other notable bishops were:

Up to 1717 the Archbishop of Ravenna claimed metropolitan rights over Ferrara; in 1735 Pope Clement XII raised the see to archiepiscopal rank, without suffragans.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ferrara

Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Ferrariensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna

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Archdiocese of Ferrara

Elevated: 27 July 1735
Latin Name: Ferrariensis
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio

United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)
Latin Name: Ferrariensis-Comaclensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bologna

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved february 29, 2016
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 11, 2016
  3. ↑ https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/02/15/italian-prelate-supposedly-wanted-pope-francis-dead-resigns/
  4. ↑ "Bishop Giovanni Fontana" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. ↑ "Giancarlo Perego, chi è il monsignore nominato al posto di Luigi Negri a Ferrara". formiche.net. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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