Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale

Roman Catholic diocese in Italy

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]

See also

• Acireale

Notes

1. "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)
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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