Roman Catholic Diocese of Acireale

The Italian Catholic diocese of Acireale is 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]
• Antonino Raspanti (2011-present) ^[12]

See also

• Acireale

Notes

1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20090730200520/http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/Catholic_Italy2.html
2. ^ Bishop Gerlando Maria Genuardi at Catholic-Hierarchy.
3. ^ Bishop Giovanni Battista Arista (Vigo) at Catholic-Hierarchy.
4. ^ Bishop Salvatore Bella at Catholic-Hierarchy.
5. ^ Fernando Cardinal Cento at Catholic-Hierarchy.
6. ^ Archbishop Evasio Colli at Catholic-Hierarchy.
7. ^ Bishop Salvatore Russo at Catholic-Hierarchy.
8. ^ Bishop Pasquale Bacile at Catholic-Hierarchy.
9. ^ Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino at Catholic-Hierarchy.
10. ^ Archbishop Salvatore Gristina at Catholic-Hierarchy.
11. ^ Archbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo at Catholic-Hierarchy.
12. ^ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27854.php?index=27854&lang=en

External links

• Diocese of Acireale at Catholic-Hierarchy.

•  "The Diocese of Aci-Reale". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 
• (Italian) Official page