Diocese of Alessandria, Italy 🇮🇹

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.10.20 – ...):

Bishop Guido Gallese (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Alessandria (Roman Rite)

Bishop Guido Gallese (63)
(2012.10.20 – ...)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy)

Born:	1962.03.18 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1990.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.11.11

Priest of Genova (Italy) (1990.09.29 – 2012.10.20)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (2012.10.20 – ...)

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (82)
(Apostolic Administrator 2011.10 – 2012.10.20)

Bishop Giuseppe Versaldi (82) (later Cardinal)
(2007.04.04 – 2011.09.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title
Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception
Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy)

Christi minister

Born:	1943.07.30 (Villarboit, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1967.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.05.26
Created Cardinal:	2012.02.18

Priest of Vercelli (Italy) (1967.06.29 – 2007.04.04)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.09.21 – 2007.04.04)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (2007.04.04 – 2011.09.21)

Archbishop ad personam (2011.09.21 – 2012.02.18)

President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2011.09.21 – 2015.03.31)

Apostolic Administrator of Alessandria (Italy) (2011.10 – 2012.10.20)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio (2012.02.18 [2012.06.15] – 2022.03.04)

Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception (2013.02.18 – ...)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata (2015.01.21 – 2023.07.30)

Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions) (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title (2022.03.04 – ...)

Bishop Fernando Charrier
(1989.04.22 – 2007.04.04)

In caritate radicati

Born:	1931.09.12 (Bourcet de Roure, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1956.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.11.11
Died:	2011.10.07 († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop of Siena (Italy) (1984.09.29 – 1986.09.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa (Italy) (1984.09.29 – 1986.09.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montalcino (Italy) (1984.09.29 – 1986.09.30)

Titular Bishop of Cercina (1984.09.29 – 1989.04.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1989.04.22)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1989.04.22 – 2007.04.04)

Bishop Ferdinando Maggioni
(1980.07.17 – 1989.04.22)

Virtus mea Dominus

Born:	1914.02.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1936.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.10.29
Died:	1998.12.02 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Subaugusta (1967.09.14 – 1980.07.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1967.09.14 – 1980.07.17)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1980.07.17 – 1989.04.22)

Bishop Giuseppe Almici
(1965.01.17 – 1980.07.17)

Born:	1904.02.06 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1928.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.05.28
Died:	1985.09.24 († 81)

Titular Bishop of Arcadia (1961.04.24 – 1965.01.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1961.04.24 – 1965.01.17)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1965.01.17 – 1980.07.17)

Bishop Guiseppe Pietro Gagnor, O.P.
(1945.10.30 – 1964.11.04)

Born:	1884.10.17 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1908.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.03.19
Died:	1964.11.04 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Thennesus (1941.02.01 – 1945.10.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Caserta (Italy) (1941.02.01 – 1945.10.30)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1945.10.30 – 1964.11.04)

Bishop Nicolao Milone
(1921.11.21 – 1945.03.11)

Born:	1872.10.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1895.04.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1922.04.22
Died:	1945.03.11 († 72)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1921.11.21 – 1945.03.11)

Bishop Giosuè Signori (later Archbishop)
(1918.12.23 – 1921.11.21)

Born:	1859.12.18 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1883.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1910.05.16
Died:	1923.11.25 († 63)

Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (1910.04.26 – 1918.12.23)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1918.12.23 – 1921.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1921.11.21 – 1923.11.25)

Bishop Giuseppe Capecci, O.E.S.A.
(1897.04.19 – 1918.07.16)

Born:	1838.03.19 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1860.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.04.25
Died:	1918.07.16 († 80)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1897.04.19 – 1918.07.16)

Bishop Pietro Giocondo Salvaj
(1872.12.23 – 1897.03.01)

Born:	1815.04.27
Ordained Priest:	1837.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1873.03.02
Died:	1897.03.01 († 81)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1872.12.23 – 1897.03.01)

Bishop Giacomo Antonio Colli
(1867.03.27 – 1872.11.01)

Born:	1811.08.16
Ordained Priest:	1835.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1867.06.09
Died:	1872.11.01 († 61)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1867.03.27 – 1872.11.01)

Bishop Dionigi Andrea Pasio
(1833.04.15 – 1854.11.26)

Born:	1781.05.25
Ordained Priest:	1804.02.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.04.21
Died:	1854.11.26 († 73)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1833.04.15 – 1854.11.26)

Bishop Alessandro d’Angennes (later Archbishop)
(1818.03.16 – 1832.02.24)

Born:	1781.06.09
Ordained Priest:	1804.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1818.03.23
Died:	1869.05.08? († 87)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1818.03.16 – 1832.02.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1832.02.24 – 1869.05.08?)

Bishop Vincenzo Maria Mossi de Morano (later Archbishop)
(1796.06.27 – 1803.05.29?)

Born:	1752.04.25
Ordained Priest:	1776.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1796.07.10
Died:	1829.07.29 († 77)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1796.06.27 – 1803.05.29?)

Titular Archbishop of Side (1805.06.26 – 1829.07.29)

Bishop Carlo Giuseppe Pistone
(1788 – 1794)

Born:	1739.07.06
Ordained Priest:	1764.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1788.09.21
Died:	1795.09.30 († 56)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1788 – 1794)

Bishop Giuseppe Tomaso de Rossi
(1757.07.18 – 1786.05.20)

Born:	1708.05.25
Ordained Priest:	1734.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1757.07.25
Died:	1786.05.20 († 77)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1757.07.18 – 1786.05.20)

Bishop Giuseppe Alfonso Miroglio
(1744.03.16 – 1754.04.14)

Born:	1692.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1744.03.22
Died:	1754.04.14 († 61)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1744.03.16 – 1754.04.14)

Bishop Gian Mercurino Antonio Gattinara, B.
(1729.12.23 – 1743.09.20)

Born:	1685.09.24? (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1708.12.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1730.01.08
Died:	1743.09.20 († 57)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1729.12.23 – 1743.09.20)

Cardinal Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri Thaon, O.P.
(1727.07.30 – 1729.12.23)

Born:	1682.04.11 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1705.05.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1727.08.04
Created Cardinal:	1729.07.06
Died:	1742.12.09 († 60)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1727.07.30 – 1729.12.23)

Bishop of Vercelli (Italy) (1729.12.23 – 1742.12.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1729.12.23 – 1742.12.09)

Bishop Gian Francesco Arborio di Gattinara, B. (later Archbishop)
(1706.04.12 – 1727.06.21)

Born:	1658.01.13 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1682.02.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1706.06.13
Died:	1743.10.14 († 85)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1706.04.12 – 1727.06.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) (1727.07.21 – 1743.10.14)

Bishop Filippo Maria Resta, C.R.L.
(1704.12.15 – 1706.03.31)

Born:	1661.08.24
Ordained Priest:	1684.12.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1704.12.21
Died:	1706.03.31 († 44)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1704.12.15 – 1706.03.31)

Bishop Carlo Ottaviano Guasco
(1695.01.10 – 1704.11.17)

Born:	1650.01.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1695.01.16
Died:	1717.11.21 († 67)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1695.01.10 – 1704.11.17)

Bishop of Cremona (Italy) (1704.11.17 – 1717.11.21)

Bishop Alberto Mugiasca, O.P.
(1680.10.07 – 1694.09.11)

Born:	1635.03.10?
Ordained Priest:	1659.03.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1680.10.13
Died:	1694.09.11 († 59)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1680.10.07 – 1694.09.11)

Bishop Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri (later Cardinal)
(1659.09.22 – 1680.05.13)

Born:	1616.12.26 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1659.10.05
Created Cardinal:	1686.09.02
Died:	1694.06.24 († 77)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1659.09.22 – 1680.05.13)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1680.05.13 – 1694.06.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino (1687.07.07 – 1694.06.24)

Bishop Deodato Scaglia, O.P.
(1644.04.18 – 1659.03)

Born:	1592.04.29
Died:	1659.03 († 66)

Bishop of Melfi (Italy) (1626.02.16 – 1644.04.18)

Bishop of Rapolla (Italy) (1626.02.16 – 1644.04.18)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1644.04.18 – 1659.03)

Bishop Francesco Visconti
(1640.12.03 – 1643.04.03)

Consecrated Bishop:	1640.12.09
Died:	1681.10.04

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1640.12.03 – 1643.04.03)

Bishop of Cremona (Italy) (1643.04.03 – 1670)

Bishop Erasmo Paravicini
(1611.03.14 – 1640.09.30)

Born:	1580
Consecrated Bishop:	1611.04.10
Died:	1640.09.30 († 59)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1611.03.14 – 1640.09.30)

Bishop Giorgio Odescalchi
(1596.05.10 – 1610.05.26)

Born:	1564
Consecrated Bishop:	1599.05.29
Died:	1620.05.07 († 55)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1596.05.10 – 1610.05.26)

Bishop of Vigevano (Italy) (1610.05.26 – 1620.05.07)

Cardinal Ottavio Paravicini
(1584.03.05 – 1596)

Born:	1552.07.11 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1584
Consecrated Bishop:	1584.07.15
Created Cardinal:	1591.03.06
Died:	1611.02.02 († 58)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1584.03.05 – 1596)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (1591.11.20 – 1592.03.09)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1592.03.09 – 1611.02.02)

Bishop Guarnero Trotti
(1571.08.27 – 1584.01.15)

Consecrated Bishop:	1571.09.09
Died:	1584.01.15

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1571.08.27 – 1584.01.15)

Bishop Agostino Baglione
(1569 – 1571.06.20)

Died:

1571.06.20

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1569 – 1571.06.20)

Bishop Girolamo Gallarati
(1564.09.14 – 1568.10.28)

Died:

1568.10.28

Bishop of Nepi (Italy) (1560.03.27 – 1564.09.14)

Bishop of Sutri (Italy) (1560.03.27 – 1564.09.14)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1564.09.14 – 1568.10.28)

Bishop Ottaviano Guasco
(1534.05.04 – 1564.04.24)

Consecrated Bishop:	1550.10
Died:	1564.04.24

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1534.05.04 – 1564.04.24)

Fr. Pallavicino Visconti
(1518.07.23 – 1534)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1518.07.23 – 1534)

Bishop Alessandro Guasco
(1500.03.28 – 1517.08.09)

Died:

1517.08.09

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1500.03.28 – 1517.08.09)

Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio
(1478.04.14 – 1499.09.06)

Born:	1439? (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal:	1493.09.20
Died:	1509.03.14 († 69)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1478.04.14 – 1499.09.06)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1493.09.23 – 1503.12.23)

Bishop of Parma (Italy) (1499.09.06 – 1509.03.14)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1500 – 1503.12.23)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1503.12.23 – 1507.09.17)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1507.09.17 – 1508.09.22)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1508.09.22 – 1509.03.14)

Bishop Marco de Capitaneis, O.P.
(1457.05.31 – 1478.03.01)

Born:	1398?
Died:	1478.03.01 († 79)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1457.05.31 – 1478.03.01)

Bishop Marco Marinone, O.E.S.A.
(1441.02.16 – 1457.06.01)

Born:	(Milano, Italy)
Died:	1465?

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1441.02.16 – 1457.06.01)

Bishop of Orvieto (Italy) (1457.06.01 – 1465?)

Bishop Michele Mantegazza, O.E.S.A.
(1418.10.07 – 1432)

Died:

1432

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1418.10.07 – 1432)

Bishop Bertolino Beccari, O.E.S.A.
(1405.04.15 – 1417.07.18)

Consecrated Bishop:	1406.01.25
Died:	1417.07.18

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1405.04.15 – 1417.07.18)

Bishop Bonifacio da Corgnato, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1403.05.05 – 1405.04.15)

Blessed Bishop Enrico Scarampi
(Apostolic Administrator 1396.02 – 1403.04.10)

Bishop Francesco
(Apostolic Administrator 1379 – 1380)

Bishop Giacomo dei Marchesi di Incisa
(Apostolic Administrator 1373 – 1379)

Bishop Giovanni
(Apostolic Administrator 1370? – 1373)

Bishop Evordo
(Apostolic Administrator 1367 – 1369?)

Bishop Guido dei Marchesi di Incisa
(Apostolic Administrator 1342 – 1367)

Bishop Ottobono del Carretto
(Apostolic Administrator 1335 – 1342)

Bishop Oddone Belingeri
(Apostolic Administrator 1305 – 1334)

Fr. Oggero Cellino
(Apostolic Administrator 1288 – 1304)

Bishop Ottone
(Apostolic Administrator 1287 – 1288)

Bishop Anselmo
(Apostolic Administrator 1282 – ?)

Bishop Gandolfo, O.S.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 1277 – 1282)

Fr. Tommaso da Camona
(Apostolic Administrator 1277 – 1277)

Bishop Bandino
(Apostolic Administrator 1276? – ?)

Bishop Guido
(Apostolic Administrator 1266? – ?)

Bishop Enrico
(Apostolic Administrator 1252 – 1258)

Bishop Alberto
(Apostolic Administrator 1252 – 1258?)

Bishop Alberto dei Marchesi di Incisa
(Apostolic Administrator 1251 – 1252)

Bishop Guglielmo
(Apostolic Administrator 1240 – 1251)

Bishop Giacomo di Castagnole
(Apostolic Administrator 1239 – 1240)

Bishop Ottone
(Apostolic Administrator 1231 – 1238)

Bishop Anselmo
(Apostolic Administrator 1213 – ?)

Bishop Ugo Tornielli
(1187 – 1213)

Bishop of Acqui (Italy) (1183 – 1213)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1187 – 1213)

Bishop Ottone Ghilini (later Archbishop)
(1178? – 1185)

Died:

1239.10.30

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1178? – 1185)

Bishop of Bobbio (Italy) (1185 – 1203.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy) (1203.11.18 – 1239.10.30)

Fr. Arduino
(1175 – 1175 not possessed)

Bishop of Alessandria (Italy) (1175 – 1175 not possessed)

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