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Bishop of Ravenna

This page is a list of Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna and, from 1947 of the Archdiocese of Ravenna and Cervia, which in 1985 became styled the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drace.html "Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 13, 2017[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/rave0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ravenna–Cervia"] GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 13, 2017 The earlier bishops were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna.

Diocese of Ravenna (1st – 6th century)

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  • St. Apollinaris, traditionally 1st century and legendarily appointed to the episcopate by Peter the Apostle himself, but dates are uncertain; may instead belong to the 2nd century{{sfn|Holweck|1969|loc=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000holw/page/94/mode/2up "Apollinaris of Ravenna" p. 95]}}{{cite CE1913|wstitle=St. Apollinaris (1)|last= Campbell|first=Thomas Joseph|volume=1}}
  • St. Adheritus,{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}} 2nd century{{sfn|Holweck|1969|loc=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000holw/page/16/mode/2up "Adheritus"], p.13}}
  • St. Eleuchadius,{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}} died {{circa|112}}, but chronology uncertain{{sfn|Holweck|1969|loc=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000holw/page/308/mode/2up "Eleuchadius"], p. 308}}
  • St. Marcian, or Marcianus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}} — died c. 127; feast day May 22{{sfn|Holweck|1969|loc=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000holw/page/652/mode/2up "Maricanus, fourth bishop of Ravenna"]. p. 652, col. 2}}
  • St. Calocerus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}}
  • St. Proculus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}}
  • St. Probus I died 175{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}}
  • St. Dathus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}}
  • St. Liberius I{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}}
  • St. Agapitus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=104–108}}
  • St. Marcellinus,{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}{{sfn|Holweck|1969|loc=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000holw/page/648/mode/2up "Marcellinus"], p. 649}}
  • St. Severus (c. 308–c. 348){{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • St. Liberius II{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • St. Probus II{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • Florentius{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • Liberius III (c. 380–c. 399){{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • St. Ursus (c. 399–c. 426), who built the Basilica Ursiana, the original Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}} (the {{transl|el|Anastasis}} in the Byzantine period)
  • John Angeloptes, "the Angel-seer" {{circa|430}}–433.{{cite CE1913 |wstitle=Ravenna|last=Benigni|first=Umberto|volume=12|pp=662–667|quote-page=666|quote=Among the bishops{{nbsp}}... mention should be made of Joannes Angeloptes (430-33), so called because he had the gift of seeing his guardian angel{{nbsp}}...}} Revered as a saint, feast day 27 November. In his {{lang|la|Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis}} (LPR; 'Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna'),{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}} Andreas Agnellus (9th century), dates Angeloptes' episcopate to late in the 5th century, conflating details of his life with John II (477–494), whom he designates "John I".{{efn|name="Hodgkin"}}
  • St. Peter Chrysologus (433– c. 449){{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • Neon, {{circa|449|452}}{{rp|911}} (c. 450 – c. 473 according to Agnellus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}})
  • Exuperantius {{circa|452|477}}{{rp|911}} (c. 473 – c. 477 according to Agnellus{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}})
  • John II (erroneously ordered as "John I", "the angel-seer" by Agnellus{{efn|name="Hodgkin"}}; 477–494){{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • Peter II (494–519){{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • Aurelian (519–521){{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}
  • Ecclesius, or {{lang|it|{{ill|Ecclesio Celio di Ravenna|it|Ecclesio}} }} (522–532) — started construction of the city's Basilica of San Vitale and is represented there in the apse mosaic{{cite journal |last1=Carile |first1=Maria Cristina |title=Piety, Power, or Presence? Strategies of Monumental Visualization of Patronage in Late Antique Ravenna |journal=Religions |date=1 February 2021 |volume=12 |issue=2 |at=article no. 98 |doi=10.3390/rel12020098 |doi-access=free |hdl=11585/869347 |hdl-access=free }}Dates according to Andreescu-Treadgold, Treadgold [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0422/is_n4_v79/ai_20824280/pg_4 Procopius and the imperial panels of S. Vitale]{{cite web |last1=Lucchesi |first1=Giovanni |title=Sant' Ecclesio Celio di Ravenna |url=https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/64580 |website=Santi e Beati |language=it |date=January 2018}}{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Brown |first1=Thomas S. |title=Ecclesio, santo |date=1993 |publisher=Treccani {{!}} Institute of the Encyclopedia of Italy |volume=42 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/santo-ecclesio_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ |language=it |encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani}}
  • St. Ursicinus (533–536) — ordered the construction of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
  • Victor (538–545) — features on monograms on the capitals in the Basilica of San Vitale

Archdiocese of Ravenna (6th century – 1947)

=6th century=

  • Maximianus of Ravenna (546–556 or 557) — Ravenna's 28th bishop{{rp|913}} (or 27th, according to the LPR{{sfn|Agnellus of Ravenna|2004|pp=109–165}}), he was its first archbishop. The Throne of Maximian, a Justinian Byzantine-style {{lang|la|cathedra}}, was made for him.{{multiref2|1={{cite book |last1=Bovini |first1=Giuseppe |title=La cattedra eburnea del vescovo Massimiano di Ravenna |date=1990 |publisher=Società cooperativa Giorgio La Pira |location=Ravenna |isbn=978-88-85315-00-6 |page=13 |language=it}}|2={{cite magazine|last1=Rowland |first1=Benjamin |title=Byzantine (330-1453) |url=https://art.scholastic.com/pages/topics/art-on-demand/periods-and-styles-in-western-art/byzantine-art.html?language=english |magazine=Scholastic Art}} }}
  • Agnellus (556–569){{sfn|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|loc=[https://archive.org/details/plre-iii/PLRE-III-A/page/n37/mode/2up?view=theater "Agnellus I", p. 31]}}
  • Peter III the Elder, {{lang|la|Petrus Senior}} or Pietro III (569–578)
  • John III the Roman, or Giovanni III (578–595){{efn|Listepd as the second John in LPR}}
  • Mariniano (595–606)

=7th century=

  • John IV (607–625){{efn|Listed as the third John in LPR, owing to Andreas Agnellus' conflating John I and John II, both, as John the Angel-seer}}
  • John V (625– c. 631){{efn|Listed as the fourth John in LPR}}
  • Bonus (c. 631 – c. 644)
  • Maurus (archbishop of Ravenna) (c. 644– c. 671)
  • Reparatus (c. 671 – c. 677)
  • Theodorus (c. 677 – c. 691)
  • Damian (c. 692 – c. 709)

=8th century=

  • St. Felix of Ravenna (c. 709–c. 725)
  • John VI or Giovanni VI (c. 726 – c. 744){{efn|Listed as the fifth John in LPR}}
  • Sergius (c. 744 – c. 769)
  • Leo I (c. 770 – c. 777)
  • John VII or Giovanni VII ({{circa|777|784}}){{efn|Listed as the sixth John in LPR}}
  • Gratiosus (c. 785 – c. 789)
  • Valerius (c. 789 – c. 810)

=9th century=

  • Martin (c. 810 – c. 818)
  • Petronax (c. 818 – c. 837)
  • George (c. 837 – c. 846)
  • Deusdedit (c. 847 – c. 850)
  • John VIII or Giovanni VIII (c. 850–878), excommunicated 861 by Pope Nicholas I, later reconciled{{cite CE1913|wstitle=Pope St. Nicholas I|last=Kirsch|first=Johann Peter|volume=11}}{{cite journal |last1=Belletzkie |first1=Robert Joseph |title=Pope Nicholas I and John of Ravenna: The Struggle for Ecclesiastical Rights in the Ninth Century |journal=Church History |date=1980 |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=262–272 |doi=10.2307/3164449 |jstor=3164449 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3164449 |issn=0009-6407 |quote=On 24 February 861 Nicholas I excommunicated and deposed one of Italy's most powerful prelates, John VIII, archbishop of Ravenna.|url-access=subscription}}
  • Romano di Calcinaria (Romanus) (878–888)
  • Deusdedit (889–898)

=10th century=

=11th century=

  • Leo II (999–1001)
  • Frederick (1002–1004)
  • Ethelbert (1004–1014)
  • Arnold of Saxony (1014–1019)
  • Heribert (1019–1027)
  • Gebeardo Tedesco, Gebeardo da Eichstätt (1027–1044) formerly the canon of the cathedral of Eichstätt in his homeland, Bavaria{{cite encyclopedia |editor-first=Massimo |editor-last=Bray |title=Gebeardo Tedesco|date=1999 |publisher=Treccani {{!}} Institute of the Encyclopedia of Italy |volume=52 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gebeardo_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ |language=it |encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani}}
  • Witgero (1044–1046)
  • Hunfredus (1046–1051)
  • John Henry (1051–1072)
  • {{ill|Guiberto di Ravenna|it}} (1072–1100), later the Antipope Clement III{{cite CE1913|wstitle=Guibert of Ravenna|last= Kirsch |first=Johann Peter |volume=7}}

=12th century=

  • Ottone Boccatortia (1100–1110)
  • Geremia (1110–1117){{citation |last1=Trerè |first1=Filippo |title=Opera di Religione della Diocesi di Ravenna |url=https://www.ravennamosaici.it/en/the-iconography-of-mary-in-the-mosaics-of-ravenna/ |chapter=The iconography of Mary in the mosaics of Ravenna}}
  • Filippo (1118)
  • Gualtiero (1119–1144)
  • Mose da Vercelli (1144–1154)
  • Anselm of Havelberg (1155–1158)
  • {{ill|Guido di Biandrate|it|Guido di Biandrate (vescovo)}} (1159–1169)
  • Gerard (1169–1190){{sfn|Angold|2019|p=1007}}
  • {{ill|Guglielmo di Cabriano|it}} (William of Cabriano; 1190–1201), jurist and author of{{cite encyclopedia |last=Mazzanti |first=Giuseppe |editor=Massimo Bray |title=Guglielmo da Capriano |date=2003 |publisher=Treccani {{!}} Institute of the Encyclopedia of Italy |volume=60 |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/guglielmo-da-capriano_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ |language=it |encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani}}

=13th century=

=14th century=

=15th century=

=16th century=

=17th century=

  • Pietro Aldobrandini – appointed 1604, died in office 10 February 1621
  • Luigi Capponi – appointed 3 March 1621, resigned 18 September 1645
  • Luca Torreggiani – {{reigned|1645|1669}}
  • Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni – appointed 19 May 1670, resigned 19 February 1674{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol05eubeuoft|last1=Ritzler|first1=Remigius|last2=Sefrin|first2=Pirminus|title=HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI|volume= V|pages=329|date=1952|publisher=Messagero di S. Antonio|location=Patavii|language=la}}
  • Fabio Guinigi (1674–1691)
  • Raimondo Ferretti (1692–1719)

=18th century=

=19th century=

=20th century=

Archdiocese of Ravenna and Cervia (1947–1986)

Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (1986–present)

  • Ersilio Tonini – appointed November 1975, retired October 1990 (see diocese's name change in 1986; became Cardinal after retirement)
  • Luigi Amaducci – appointed October 1990, retired March 2000
  • Giuseppe Verucchi – appointed March 2000

See also

Notes

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{{efn|name="Hodgkin"|The chronology of Andreas Agnellus in LPR is confused: He lists only one bishop of Ravenna with the name John in the 5th century. He omits the years 430–433 as a separate period of office, conflating John Angeloptes (who is "John I") with John II. He mistakenly assigns events from Angeloptes' time, in the earlier part of the century, to the episcopate of John II (477–494){{snd}}or, as Agnellus designates him by this error{{snd}}"John Angeloptes", thus "John I".{{cite book |last1=Hodgkin |first1=Thomas |title=Italy and Her Invaders |date=1892 |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |pages=899–917 |volume=I: The Visigothic Invasion |chapter-url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/_Texts/HODIHI/2d_edition/1/NoteM*.html |chapter=Bishops and Churches of Ravenna}} This confusion is explained by the 19th century historian, Thomas Hodgkin:

{{bq|St. John II ruled the See from 477 to 494. Here at last we get two certain dates from the inscription on his tomb, and the recovery of this name and these dates enables us to correct an omission of Agnellus and to understand the cause of the wild errors which he has committed in his chronology. For it is now clear that in his life of John the Angel-seer he has run two bishops into one, and has calmly blended transactions reaching over a period of some sixty or seventy years, the death of Honorius, the invasion of Attila, the war between Odovacar and Theodoric, in his life of a bishop who according to his own account ruled his See for 16 years, 10 months, and 18 days.

{{pb}}It was this John II who negotiated the peace, the short-lived peace between Odovacar and Theodoric which terminated the long siege of Ravenna (493).|2=Hodgkin (1892). Italy and Her Invaders. p. 911}} }}

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References

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Sources

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  • {{Cite book |others=Introduction and notes by Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis|author1=Agnellus of Ravenna |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt284wdr |title=The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna |series=Medieval Texts in Translation |translator-last=Deliyannis|translator-first=Deborah Mauskopf |date=2004 |publisher=Catholic University of America Press |url-access =subscription|isbn=978-0-8132-1358-3 |doi=10.2307/j.ctt284wdr|jstor=j.ctt284wdr }}
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