Diocese of Ferrara
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Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis |
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Cathedral in Ferrara
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it | |
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. The diocese's most recent archbishop Luigi Negri retired on February 15, 2017.
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.
Erected: 4th Century
Latin Name: Ferrariensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ravenna
Elevated: 27 July 1735
Latin Name: Ferrariensis
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
United: 30 September 1986 with the Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa)
Latin Name: Ferrariensis-Comaclensis
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bologna
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
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