The Italian Catholic diocese of Acireale ( la, Dioecesis Iaciensis) is in
Sicily. It has existed since 1844. It is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
of the
archdiocese of Catania
The Archdiocese of Catania ( la, Archidioecesis Catanensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic territory in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its suff ...
.
Bishops
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Gerlando Maria Genuardi (1872–1907)
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Giovanni Battista Arista (1907–1920)
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Salvatore Bella
Salvatore may refer to:
* Salvatore (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
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(1920–1922)
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Fernando Cento (1922–1926)
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Evasio Colli (1927–1932)
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Salvatore Russo
Salvatore Russo (; born 27 June 1958 in Nola) is an Italian Camorrista and boss of the Russo clan from Nola, which he co-founded. He has been running the clan together with his brother Pasquale for over thirty years. He has been on the "most wa ...
(1932–1964)
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Pasquale Bacile
Pasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname mainly found in southern Italy. It is a cognate of the French name Pascal, the Spanish Pascual, the Portuguese Pascoal and the Catalan Pasqual. Pasquale derives from the Latin ''paschal ...
(1964–1979)
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Giuseppe Malandrino
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...
(1979–1998)
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Salvatore Gristina (1999–2002)
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Pio Vittorio Vigo
Pio Vittorio Vigo (4 November 1935 – 30 April 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic Archishop (personal title) emeritus of Acireale in the Province of Catania. He was installed as bishop of the diocese on 30 November 2002, having been nominated ...
(2002–2011), Archbishop (personal title)
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Antonino Raspanti
Antonino Raspanti (Alcamo, 20 June 1959) is an Italian Bishop of the Catholic Church; he has been the Bishop of Acireale since 26 July 2011.
Biography
Born in Alcamo (province of Trapani) into a family of practicing Catholics, he attended the C ...
(2011–present)
[http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27854.php?index=27854&lang=en]
See also
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Acireale
Notes
External links
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Official page
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1844 establishments in Italy