Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale

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Ecclesiastical province Catania Denomination Catholic Church Area 665 km² Province Province of Catania		Parishes 111 Rite Roman Rite Phone +39 095 601102 Country Italy

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)227,700225,000 (98.8%) Established 27 June 1844 (172 years ago) Address Piazza del Duomo, 42, 95024 Acireale CT, Italy Similar Basilica di San Sebastiano, Chiesa Madonna delle Lacr, Parrocchia SMaria La Stella, Parrocchia Santa Maria De, Santuario S Alfio Profiles YouTube Facebook

The Italian Catholic diocese of Acireale (Latin: Dioecesis Iaciensis) is in Sicily. It has existed since 1844. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania.

Bishops

Gerlando Maria Genuardi (1872-1907)

Giovanni Battista Arista (1907-1920)

Salvatore Bella (1920-1922)

Fernando Cento (1922-1926)

Evasio Colli (1927-1932)

Salvatore Russo (1932-1964)

Pasquale Bacile (1964-1979)

Giuseppe Malandrino (1979-1998)

Salvatore Gristina (1999-2002)

Pio Vittorio Vigo (2002-2011)

Antonino Raspanti (2011–present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale Wikipedia

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