Diocese of Acireale

The Diocese of Acireale (Latin: Dioecesis Iaciensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It existed on paper from 1844, though it was not actually founded and did not receive a bishop until 1872. From 1872 to 2000, Acireale was directly subject to the Holy See (Papacy). Since 2000, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania.