Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale

Diocese of Acireale

*Dioecesis Iaciensis*
Diocese of Acireale; Dioecesis Iaciensis
	Cathedral in Acireale
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Catania
Statistics
Area	665 km2 (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

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.

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]

"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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