Alessandria (della Paglia) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Guido Gallese, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 1175
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vercelli
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Italy
Square Kilometers: 740 (285 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Piemonte
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesialessandria.it/
Mailing Address: Via del Vescovado 1, 15121 Alessandria, Italia
Telephone: 0131.51.22.11
Fax: 0131.44.48.97

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ottone Ghilini † ( 1178 Appointed - 1185 Appointed, Bishop of Bobbio)
Bertolino Beccari, O.E.S.A. † (15 Apr 1405 Appointed - 18 Jul 1417 Died)
Michele Mantegazza, O.E.S.A. † (7 Oct 1418 Confirmed - Apr 1425 Resigned)
Marco Marinoni † (16 Feb 1441 Appointed - 1 Jun 1457 Appointed, Bishop of Orvieto)
Marco Cattaneo (de Capitaneis), O.P. † (31 May 1457 Appointed - 1 Mar 1478 Died)
Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio † (14 Apr 1478 Appointed - 6 Sep 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
Alessandro Guasco † (28 Mar 1500 Appointed - 9 Aug 1517 Died)
Pallavicino Visconti † (23 Jul 1518 Appointed - 1534 Resigned)
Ottaviano Guasco † (11 May 1534 Appointed - 27 Apr 1564 Died)
Girolamo Gallarati † (9 Jun 1564 Appointed - 28 Oct 1568 Died)
Agostino Baglione † (9 Mar 1569 Appointed - 21 Jan 1571 Died)
Guarnerio Trotti † (27 Aug 1571 Appointed - 15 Jan 1584 Died)
Ottavio Paravicini † (5 Mar 1584 Appointed - 10 May 1596 Resigned)
Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi † (10 May 1596 Appointed - 26 May 1610 Appointed, Bishop of Vigevano)
Erasmo Paravicini † (14 Mar 1611 Appointed - 30 Sep 1640 Died)
Francesco Visconti † (3 Dec 1640 Appointed - 13 Apr 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
Deodato (Zanucca) Scaglia, O.P. † (18 Apr 1644 Appointed - 9 Mar 1659 Died)
Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri † (22 Sep 1659 Appointed - 13 May 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Como)
Alberto Mugiasca, O.P. † (7 Oct 1680 Appointed - 11 Sep 1694 Died)
Carlo Ottaviano Guasco † (10 Jan 1695 Appointed - 17 Nov 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
Filippo Maria Resta, C.R.L. † (15 Dec 1704 Appointed - 31 Mar 1706 Died)
Francesco Giuseppe Arborio di Gattinara, B. † (7 Jun 1706 Appointed - 25 Jun 1727 Confirmed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri, O.P. † (30 Jul 1727 Appointed - 23 Dec 1729 Confirmed, Bishop of Vercelli)
Giovanni Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara, B. † (23 Dec 1729 Appointed - 28 Sep 1743 Died)
Giuseppe Alfonso Miroglio † (16 Mar 1744 Appointed - 14 Apr 1754 Died)
Giuseppe Tomaso de Rossi † (18 Jul 1757 Appointed - 20 May 1786 Died)
Carlo Giuseppe Pistone † (15 Sep 1788 Appointed - 30 Sep 1795 Died)
Vincenzo Maria Mossi de Morano † (27 Jun 1796 Confirmed - 29 May 1803 Resigned)
Jean-Chrysostome de Villaret † (1 Feb 1805 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1805 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
Alessandro d’Angennes † (16 Mar 1818 Confirmed - 24 Feb 1832 Confirmed, Archbishop of Vercelli)
Dionisio-Andrea Pasio † (15 Apr 1833 Confirmed - 26 Nov 1854 Died)
Giacomo Antonio Colli † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 1 Nov 1872 Died)
Pietro Giocondo Salvaj di Govone † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 1 Mar 1897 Died)
Giuseppe Capecci, O.E.S.A. † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 16 Jul 1918 Died)
Giosuè Signori † (23 Dec 1918 Appointed - 21 Nov 1921 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
Nicola Milone † (21 Nov 1921 Appointed - 11 Mar 1945 Died)
Giuseppe Pietro Gagnor, O.P. † (30 Oct 1945 Appointed - 4 Nov 1964 Died)
Giuseppe Almici † (17 Jan 1965 Appointed - 17 Jul 1980 Retired)
Ferdinando Maggioni † (17 Jul 1980 Appointed - 22 Apr 1989 Retired)
Fernando Charrier † (22 Apr 1989 Appointed - 4 Apr 2007 Retired)
Giuseppe Versaldi (4 Apr 2007 Appointed - 21 Sep 2011 Appointed, President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See)
Guido Gallese (20 Oct 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1175	Erected	Diocese of Acqui	Diocese of Alessandria (della Paglia) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1821 81,552 .0% OTC

1835 61 OTC

1886 143,173 .0% 138 0 62 OTC

1959 142,500 143,000 99.7% 138 47 185 770 41 123 65 ap1960

1970 150,129 150,737 99.6% 128 40 168 893 46 450 70 ap1971

1980 163,292 165,484 98.7% 130 58 188 868 1 70 400 76 ap1981

1990 145,775 146,192 99.7% 111 37 148 984 1 44 280 75 ap1991

1999 144,000 145,000 99.3% 94 28 122 1,180 9 36 287 75 ap2000

2000 141,109 143,501 98.3% 93 27 120 1,175 11 36 261 75 ap2001

2001 147,880 150,990 97.9% 88 25 113 1,308 10 32 265 75 ap2002

2002 151,486 154,768 97.9% 86 22 108 1,402 11 27 222 75 ap2003

2003 151,486 154,768 97.9% 82 20 102 1,485 10 22 204 75 ap2004

2004 151,410 154,812 97.8% 87 24 111 1,364 10 30 197 75 ap2005

2006 150,100 156,200 96.1% 82 20 102 1,471 13 26 192 75 ap2007

2012 151,000 162,900 92.7% 74 18 92 1,641 9 22 182 75 ap2013

2015 149,506 159,822 93.5% 64 18 82 1,823 9 21 145 75 ap2016

2018 144,918 159,750 90.7% 54 14 68 2,131 9 18 137 74 ap2019

2020 142,035 156,978 90.5% 46 11 57 2,491 7 12 123 74 ap2021

2022 140,500 153,500 91.5% 48 9 57 2,464 7 10 119 74 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1821		81,552	.0%									OTC
1835											61	OTC
1886		143,173	.0%			138	0				62	OTC
1959	142,500	143,000	99.7%	138	47	185	770		41	123	65	ap1960
1970	150,129	150,737	99.6%	128	40	168	893		46	450	70	ap1971
1980	163,292	165,484	98.7%	130	58	188	868	1	70	400	76	ap1981
1990	145,775	146,192	99.7%	111	37	148	984	1	44	280	75	ap1991
1999	144,000	145,000	99.3%	94	28	122	1,180	9	36	287	75	ap2000
2000	141,109	143,501	98.3%	93	27	120	1,175	11	36	261	75	ap2001
2001	147,880	150,990	97.9%	88	25	113	1,308	10	32	265	75	ap2002
2002	151,486	154,768	97.9%	86	22	108	1,402	11	27	222	75	ap2003
2003	151,486	154,768	97.9%	82	20	102	1,485	10	22	204	75	ap2004
2004	151,410	154,812	97.8%	87	24	111	1,364	10	30	197	75	ap2005
2006	150,100	156,200	96.1%	82	20	102	1,471	13	26	192	75	ap2007
2012	151,000	162,900	92.7%	74	18	92	1,641	9	22	182	75	ap2013
2015	149,506	159,822	93.5%	64	18	82	1,823	9	21	145	75	ap2016
2018	144,918	159,750	90.7%	54	14	68	2,131	9	18	137	74	ap2019
2020	142,035	156,978	90.5%	46	11	57	2,491	7	12	123	74	ap2021
2022	140,500	153,500	91.5%	48	9	57	2,464	7	10	119	74	ap2023