Diocese of Alessandria (della Paglia)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio † (15 Feb 1479 Appointed - 6 Sep 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Parma)
• 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)
• Guarnero Trotti † (27 Aug 1571 Appointed - 15 Jan 1584 Died)
• Ottaviano Paravicini † (5 Mar 1584 Appointed - 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 Scaglia, O.P. † (18 Apr 1644 Appointed - 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 Arborio di Gattinara, B. † (7 Jun 1706 Appointed - 25 Jun 1727 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
• Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri Thaon, O.P. † (30 Jul 1727 Appointed - 23 Dec 1729 Confirmed, Bishop of Vercelli)
• Giovanni Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara, B. † (23 Dec 1729 Appointed - 20 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 Appointed - 1803 Resigned)
• Jean-Chrysostome de Villaret † (1 Feb 1805 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1805 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
• Alessandro d’Angennes † (16 Mar 1818 Appointed - 24 Feb 1832 Appointed, Archbishop of Vercelli)
• Dionisio-Andrea Pasio † (15 Apr 1833 Appointed - 29 Nov 1854 Died)
• Giacomo Antonio Colli † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 1 Nov 1872 Died)
• Pietro Giocondo Salvai di Govone † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 1 Mar 1897 Died)
• Giuseppe Capecci, O.S.A. † (19 Apr 1897 Appointed - 16 Jul 1918 Died)
• Giosuè Signori † (23 Dec 1918 Appointed - 21 Nov 1921 Appointed, Archbishop of Genova)
• Nicolao Milone † (21 Nov 1921 Appointed - 11 Mar 1945 Died)
• Guiseppe 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)

Historical Summary

Statistics

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

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Girolamo Prigione (Priest: 18 May 1944 to 27 Aug 1968)
• Edoardo Rovida (Priest: 29 Jun 1950 to 31 Jul 1971)
• Giuseppe Versaldi (Bishop: 4 Apr 2007 to 21 Sep 2011)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Almici † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1965 to 17 Jul 1980)
• Francesco Arborio di Gattinara, B. † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1706 to 25 Jun 1727)
• Giovanni Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara, B. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 20 Sep 1743)
• Agostino Baglione † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1569 to 21 Jan 1571)
• Alberto Bovone † (Priest: 26 May 1945 to 5 Apr 1984)
• Giuseppe Capecci, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 16 Jul 1918)
• Vito Nicola Cavanna † (Priest: 18 May 1940 to 20 Jan 1960)
• Fernando Charrier † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1989 to 4 Apr 2007)
• Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1659 to 13 May 1680)
• Giacomo Antonio Colli † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 1 Nov 1872)
• Alessandro d’Angennes † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1818 to 24 Feb 1832)
• Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri Thaon, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1727 to 23 Dec 1729)
• Giovanni Ferrofino † (Priest: 22 Sep 1934 to 28 Oct 1961)
• Guiseppe Pietro Gagnor, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1945 to 4 Nov 1964)
• Girolamo Gallarati † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1564 to 28 Oct 1568)
• Carlo Ottaviano Guasco † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1695 to 17 Nov 1704)
• Ottaviano Guasco † (Bishop: 11 May 1534 to 27 Apr 1564)
• Ferdinando Maggioni † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1980 to 22 Apr 1989)
• Nicolao Milone † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1921 to 11 Mar 1945)
• Giuseppe Alfonso Miroglio † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1744 to 14 Apr 1754)
• Vincenzo Maria Mossi de Morano † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1796 to 1803)
• Alberto Mugiasca, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1680 to 11 Sep 1694)
• Pietro Giorgio Odescalchi † (Bishop: 10 May 1596 to 26 May 1610)
• Erasmo Paravicini † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1611 to 30 Sep 1640)
• Ottaviano Paravicini † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1584 to 1596)
• Dionisio-Andrea Pasio † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1833 to 29 Nov 1854)
• Carlo Giuseppe Pistone † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 30 Sep 1795)
• Filippo Maria Resta, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1704 to 31 Mar 1706)
• Giuseppe Tomaso de Rossi † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1757 to 20 May 1786)
• Pietro Giocondo Salvai di Govone † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 1 Mar 1897)
• Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1479 to 6 Sep 1499)
• Deodato Scaglia, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1644 to Mar 1659)
• Giosuè Signori † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1918 to 21 Nov 1921)
• Guarnero Trotti † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1571 to 15 Jan 1584)
• Jean-Chrysostome de Villaret † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1805 to 23 Dec 1805)
• Francesco Visconti † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1640 to 13 Apr 1643)