Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale

Diocese of Acireale Dioecesis Iaciensis
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
Website
www.diocesiacireale.it

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.

Bishops[]

• (1872–1907)^[2]
• Giovanni Battista Arista (1907–1920)^[3]
• (1920–1922)^[4]
• Fernando Cento (1922–1926)^[5]
• (1927–1932)^[6]
• (1932–1964)^[7]
• (1964–1979) ^[8]
• (1979–1998)^[9]
• (1999–2002)^[10]
• Pio Vittorio Vigo (2002–2011),^[11] Archbishop (personal title)
• Antonino Raspanti (2011–present)^[12]

See also[]

• Acireale

Notes[]

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

Coordinates: 37°37′00″N 15°10′00″E / 37.6167°N 15.1667°E / 37.6167; 15.1667