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.^[1][2] The earlier bishops were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna.

• 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^[4][5]
• St. Adheritus,^[6] 2nd century^[7]
• St. Eleuchadius,^[6] died c. 112, but chronology uncertain^[8]
• St. Marcian, or Marcianus^[6] — died c. 127; feast day May 22^[9]
• St. Calocerus^[6]
• St. Proculus^[6]
• St. Probus I died 175^[6]
• St. Dathus^[6]
• St. Liberius I^[6]
• St. Agapitus^[6]
• St. Marcellinus,^[10][11]
• St. Severus (c. 308–c. 348)^[10]
• St. Liberius II^[10]
• St. Probus II^[10]
• Florentius^[10]
• Liberius III (c. 380–c. 399)^[10]
• St. Ursus (c. 399–c. 426), who built the Basilica Ursiana, the original Cathedral Basilica of the Resurrection of Our Lord^[10] (the Anastasis in the Byzantine period)
• John Angeloptes, "the Angel-seer" c. 430–433.^[12] Revered as a saint, feast day 27 November. In his Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis (LPR; 'Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna'),^[10] 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".^{[lower-alpha 1][13]}
• St. Peter Chrysologus (433– c. 449)^[10][12]
• Neon, c. 449 – c. 452^[13]: 911 (c. 450 – c. 473 according to Agnellus^[10])
• Exuperantius c. 452 – c. 477^[13]: 911 (c. 473 – c. 477 according to Agnellus^[10])
• John II (erroneously ordered as "John I", "the angel-seer" by Agnellus^{[lower-alpha 1]}; 477–494)^[10]
• Peter II (494–519)^[10]
• Aurelian (519–521)^[10]
• Ecclesius, or Ecclesio Celio di Ravenna [it] (522–532) — started construction of the city's Basilica of San Vitale and is represented there in the apse mosaic^{[3][14][15][16]}
• St. Ursicinus (533–536) — ordered the construction of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe^[14]
• Victor (538–545) — features on monograms on the capitals in the Basilica of San Vitale^[14]

• Giacomo Lercaro – in office from 31 January 1947 to 19 April 1952, when appointed Archbishop of Bologna
• Egidio Negrin – in office from May 1952 until appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Treviso in April 1956
• Salvatore Baldassarri – appointed 3 May 1956, resigned November 1975

• 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

• Timeline of Ravenna
• Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum – Collection of ancient Latin inscriptions, which includes the inscription on John II's (477–494) tomb (CIL 11, 304) – and that of the other episcopal tombs of this era