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Suffragan diocese Alessandria, Italy

Diocese of Alessandria

Alexandrin(us) Statiellorum

Latin Church

The Diocese of Alessandria is a Latin diocese in Piedmont, northern Italy, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Vercelli since 1817. Its patron is Saint Baudolino and its bishop is Guido Gallese.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Alessandria, in Alessandria, Italy.

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Established
1175
Catholics
140,000
Priests
48
Territory
740 km²

Parishes and churches

74 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Guido Gallese
Born
18 March 1962
Birthplace
Genova

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The cathedral

Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Alessandria stands in Alessandria, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Known also as Alessandria della Paglia, this Latin diocese in Piedmont, northern Italy (Latin: Dioecesis Alexandrina Statiellorum) began as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan; since 1817 it has answered instead to the Archdiocese of Vercelli.

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