Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessandria

Diocese of Alessandria

Dioecesis Alexandrina Statiellorum
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceVercelli
Statistics
Area740 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
156,978
142,035 (90.5%)
Parishes74
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established1175
CathedralCattedrale di S. Pietro Apostolo
Patron saintSaint Baudolino[1]
Secular priests46 (diocesan)
11 (Religious Orders)
7 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGuido Gallese
Map
Website
www.diocesialessandria.it (in Italian)

The Diocese of Alessandria (Latin: Dioecesis Alexandrina Statiellorum) (Alessandria della Paglia) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Piedmont, northern Italy. Originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan, since 1817 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.[2] [3]

  1. ^ Saints.SQPN.com
  2. ^ "Diocese of Alessandria (della Paglia)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  3. ^ "Diocese of Alessandria " GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 25, 2016

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