Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale
The Italian Catholic diocese of Acireale (Latin: Dioecesis Iaciensis) is in Sicily. It has existed since 1844.[1] It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania.
Diocese of Acireale Dioecesis Iaciensis  | |
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![]() Cathedral in Acireale  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy | 
| Ecclesiastical province | Catania | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 665 km2 (257 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)  | (as of 2006) 227,700 225,000 (98.8%)  | 
| Parishes | 111 | 
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Established | 27 June 1844 (177 years ago) | 
| Cathedral | Cattedrale di Maria SS. Annunziata | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | Antonino Raspanti | 
| Map | |
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| 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
    
    
Notes
    
-  "Archived copy". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Bishop Gerlando Maria Genuardi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Bishop Giovanni Battista Arista (Vigo)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Bishop Salvatore Bella". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Fernando Cardinal Cento". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Archbishop Evasio Colli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Bishop Salvatore Russo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Bishop Pasquale Bacile". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Archbishop Salvatore Gristina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - "Archbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
 - 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). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
 - (in Italian) Official page
 
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