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
Secular priests46 (diocesan)
11 (Religious Orders)
7 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
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.