Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale

The Diocese of Acireale (Latin: Dioecesis Iaciensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It has existed since 1844.^[1] It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania.

Diocese of Acireale Dioecesis Iaciensis
Cathedral in Acireale
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Catania
Statistics
Area	665 km^2 (257 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 227,700 225,000 (98.8%)
Parishes	111
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 June 1844 (179 years ago)
Cathedral	Cattedrale di Maria SS. Annunziata
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antonino Raspanti
Map
Website
www.diocesiacireale.it

Bishops

• Gerlando Maria Genuardi (1872–1907)^[2]
• Giovanni Battista Arista (1907–1920)^[3]
• Salvatore Bella (1920–1922)^[4]
• Fernando Cento (1922–1926)^[5]
• Evasio Colli (1927–1932)^[6]
• Salvatore Russo (1932–1964)^[7]
• Pasquale Bacile (1964–1979) ^[8]
• Giuseppe Malandrino (1979–1998)^[9]
• Salvatore Gristina (1999–2002)^[10]
• Pio Vittorio Vigo (2002–2011),^[11] Archbishop (personal title)
• Antonino Raspanti (2011–present)^[12]

See also

• Acireale

Notes

1. . geocities.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Bishop Gerlando Maria Genuardi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
3. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Arista (Vigo)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
4. "Bishop Salvatore Bella". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
5. "Fernando Cardinal Cento". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
6. "Archbishop Evasio Colli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
7. "Bishop Salvatore Russo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
8. "Bishop Pasquale Bacile". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
9. "Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
10. "Archbishop Salvatore Gristina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
11. "Archbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.^{[self-published source]}
12. http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27854.php?index=27854&lang=en

External links

• "Diocese of Acireale". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "The Diocese of Aci-Reale" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
• (in Italian) Official page

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