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
Cathedral in Acireale
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Catania
Statistics
Area	665 km^2 (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 (176 years ago)
Cathedral	Cattedrale di Maria SS. Annunziata
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antonino Raspanti
Bishops emeritus	Pio Vittorio Vigo
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20090730200520/http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/Catholic_Italy2.html
2. "Bishop Gerlando Maria Genuardi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
3. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Arista (Vigo)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
4. "Bishop Salvatore Bella". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
5. "Fernando Cardinal Cento". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
6. "Archbishop Evasio Colli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
7. "Bishop Salvatore Russo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
8. "Bishop Pasquale Bacile". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
9. "Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
10. "Archbishop Salvatore Gristina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
11. "Archbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
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