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
(as of 2006)
227,700
225,000 (98.8%)
Parishes 111
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 27 June 1844 (172 years ago)
Cathedral Cattedrale di Maria SS. Annunziata
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Antonino Raspanti
Emeritus Bishops Pio Vittorio Vigo
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

See also

Notes

  1. http://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

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

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