Diocese of Alessandria
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| Country | Italy |
| Church region | Piedmont |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vercelli |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Vercelli |
| Diocesan bishop | Guido Gallese |
| founding | 1175 |
| surface | 740 km² |
| Parishes | 75 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 159,822 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 149.506 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 93.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 64 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,823 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 145 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Marco |
| Website | www.diocesialessandria.it |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessandria ( lat. : Dioecesis Alexandrina Statiellorum , ital. : Diocese of Alessandria ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Alessandria .
history
The diocese of Alessandria was founded in 1175 by Pope Alexander III. built. In 1213 the diocese of Alessandria was dissolved. On April 15, 1405 the same was rebuilt by Pope Innocent VII .
In 1803 the diocese was dissolved again and the territory was annexed to the diocese of Casale Monferrato . On July 17, 1817, the diocese of Alessandria was re-established by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Beati Petri .
The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Vercelli as a suffragan .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Alessandria - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Alessandria (Italian)
- Entry for the diocese of Alessandria on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral of Santi Pietro e Marco in Alessandria