The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia ( la, Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a

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of the

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in the

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region of

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of the archdiocese is the

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The Archdiocese of Ravenna was a

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diocese in

. The archdiocese was erected in the 1st century as a

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, and was elevated to an

in the 6th century. Among its famous archbishops are Saint

Peter Chrysologus Peter Chrysologus ( el, Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, ''Petros Chrysologos'', "Peter the Golden-worded"; c. 380 – c. 450) was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death. He is known as the “Doctor of Homilies” for ...

, a

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, and Saint

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, who was canonized as a saint in 2011 by

. The early medieval

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form an important record from the church's chancery between the 5th and 10th century. The archdiocese was created in 1947 through the merger of the

Archdiocese of Ravenna The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia ( la, Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.Diocese of Cervia The diocese of Cervia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Emilia-Romagna. In 1947 it merged with the archdiocese of Ravenna to form the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.Historical SummaryArchdiocese of Ravenna-Cerviacatholic-hierarchy.org/ref> Ordina ...

. The archdiocese in 2014 had one priest for every 1,830 Catholics.

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