Diocese of Alba (Pompea)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Reinerio , O. Cist. † ( 1216 Appointed - 1226 Died)
• Guglielmo Braida † ( 1237 Appointed - 1253 Died)
• Monaco † (22 Jan 1255 Appointed - )
• Simone , O.F.M. † ( 1262 Appointed - 1271 Died)
• Bonifacio del Carretto † ( 1282 Appointed - 18 Mar 1306 Died)
• Raimondo de Mausaco, O.F.M. † ( 1311 Appointed - 21 Feb 1321 Appointed, Bishop of Chieti)
• Guglielmo Isnard, O.F.M. † (9 Feb 1321 Appointed - 6 Dec 1333 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Pierre Artaudi, O.P. † (7 Feb 1334 Appointed - 28 Jan 1349 Appointed, Bishop of Sisteron)
• Lazarino Fieschi † (19 Jan 1349 Appointed - 1368 Died)
• Ludovico del Carretto † (27 Apr 1369 Appointed - 1388 Died)
• Frederico del Ceva † ( 1388 Appointed - )
• Francesco del Carretto † (20 Nov 1401 Appointed - )
• Bl. Alerino Rembaudi † (10 Sep 1419 Appointed - 20 Jul 1456 Died)
• Bernardo del Carretto, O.S.B. † (6 Aug 1456 Appointed - 1460 Died)
• Pietro del Carretto † (24 Nov 1460 Appointed - 1482 Died)
• Cristoforo de Blanderata, O.S.M. † (23 Jan 1466 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Andrea Novelli † (6 Feb 1483 Appointed - 1513 Died)
• Ippolito Novelli † (13 May 1521 Succeeded - 11 Nov 1530 Died)
• Antonio Mollo (de Nerlis) † (28 Nov 1530 Appointed - 1531 Died)
• Giuliano Visconti † (16 Aug 1531 Appointed - 5 Jan 1533 Died)
• Marco Gerolamo Vida, C.R.L. † (7 Feb 1533 Appointed - 27 Sep 1566 Died)
• Leonardo Marini, O.P. † (7 Oct 1566 Appointed - 1572 Resigned)
• Vincenzo Castaneola Marino † (19 Nov 1572 Appointed - 25 Feb 1583 Died)
• Lelio (Aurelio) Zibramonti (Gibramontis) † (28 Mar 1583 Appointed - 14 Nov 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Casale Monferrato)
• Ludovico Michelio † (19 Dec 1583 Appointed - 27 Apr 1590 Died)
• Alberto Capriano † (30 Jul 1590 Appointed - 23 Jan 1595 Died)
• Giovanni Anselmo Carminati † (26 Aug 1596 Appointed - 6 Jul 1604 Died)
• Francesco Pendasio † (18 Jul 1605 Appointed - Sep 1616 Died)
• Vincenzo Agnello Suardi † (5 Dec 1616 Appointed - 13 May 1619 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Mantova)
• Ludovico Gonzaga † (12 Aug 1619 Appointed - 1632 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo † (10 Jan 1633 Appointed - 4 Nov 1638 Died)
• Paolo Brizio, O.F.M. Obs. † (15 Dec 1642 Appointed - 2 Nov 1665 Died)
• Cesare Biandrà (Biandrati) † (5 May 1666 Appointed - 26 Aug 1666 Died)
• Vittorio Nicolino della Chiesa † (16 Mar 1667 Appointed - 22 Sep 1691 Died)
• Gerolamo Ubertino Provana, C.R. † (25 Jun 1692 Appointed - 16 Aug 1696 Died)
• Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) † (27 Mar 1697 Appointed - 4 Nov 1720 Died)
• Francesco (Dalmazio Octavio) Vasco, O.C.D. † (30 Jul 1727 Appointed - 31 Dec 1749 Died)
• Enrichetto Virginio (Raffale Francesco) Natta, O.P. † (22 Jul 1750 Confirmed - 29 Jun 1768 Died)
• Giacinto Amedeo Vagnone † (11 Sep 1769 Confirmed - 30 Jan 1777 Resigned)
• Giuseppe Maria Langosco-Stroppiana † (20 Jul 1778 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1788 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Pio Vitale † (11 Apr 1791 Confirmed - 29 May 1803 Resigned)
• Giovanni-Antonio Niccola (Nicola) † (16 Mar 1818 Confirmed - 12 Jan 1834 Died)
• Costanzo-Michele Fea † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 2 Nov 1853 Died)
• Eugenio Roberto Galletti † (27 Mar 1867 Appointed - 5 Oct 1879 Died)
• Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 24 May 1889 Appointed, Archbishop of Vercelli)
• Giuseppe Francesco Re † (30 Dec 1889 Appointed - 17 Jan 1933 Died)
• Luigi Maria Grassi, B. † (13 Mar 1933 Appointed - 5 Apr 1948 Died)
• Carlo Stoppa † (27 Dec 1948 Appointed - 13 Feb 1965 Died)
• Luigi Bongianino † (15 Jan 1970 Appointed - 6 Jun 1975 Appointed, Bishop of Tortona)
• Angelo Fausto Vallainc † (7 Oct 1975 Appointed - 8 Dec 1986 Died)
• Giulio Nicolini † (16 Jul 1987 Appointed - 16 Feb 1993 Appointed, Bishop of Cremona)
• Sebastiano Dho † (3 Jul 1993 Appointed - 28 Jun 2010 Retired)
• Giacomo Lanzetti (28 Jun 2010 Appointed - 24 Sep 2015 Resigned)
• Marco Brunetti (21 Jan 2016 Appointed - )

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
1821		32,520	.0%									OTC
1835											90	OTC
1886		127,862	.0%			313	0				95	OTC
1950	150,300	150,350	100.0%	265	60	325	462		176	425	136	ap1951
1959	111,000	111,100	99.9%	249	62	311	356		124	568	138	ap1960
1970	120,265	120,350	99.9%	210	54	264	455		68	586	140	ap1971
1980	120,972	121,120	99.9%	188	38	226	535		100	445	142	ap1981
1990	120,200	120,400	99.8%	168	39	207	580		93	414	126	ap1991
2000	122,300	124,600	98.2%	147	35	182	671		77	350	126	ap2001
2001	122,200	124,500	98.2%	146	33	179	682		76	347	126	ap2002
2002	122,200	124,500	98.2%	136	31	167	731		73	341	126	ap2003
2003	122,200	124,500	98.2%	131	32	163	749		64	306	126	ap2004
2004	112,200	124,600	90.0%	123	33	156	719		73	294	126	ap2005
2006	125,230	128,170	97.7%	120	42	162	773	3	83	291	126	ap2007
2012	125,700	130,800	96.1%	108	35	143	879	9	75	240	126	ap2013
2015	143,800	158,900	90.5%	98	35	133	1,081	10	74	218	126	ap2016
2018	142,700	159,700	89.4%	94	37	131	1,089	10	66	205	126	ap2019
2020	132,475	137,070	96.6%	79	38	117	1,132	11	68	203	126	ap2021
2022	131,510	134,736	97.6%	72	35	107	1,229	11	55	192	126	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Marco Brunetti (Bishop: 21 Jan 2016 - )
• Luigi Gatti (Priest: 29 Jun 1970 to 13 Jun 1998)
• Giacomo Lanzetti (Bishop: 28 Jun 2010 to 24 Sep 2015)
• Marco Mellino (Priest: 29 Jun 1991 to 27 Oct 2018)
• Franco Moscone, C.R.S.
• Francesco Guido Ravinale (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Sep 2015 to 21 Jan 2016)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bl. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1907 to 27 Jun 1949)
• Pierre Artaudi, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1334 to 28 Jan 1349)
• Vincenzo Gregorio Berchialla, O.M.V. †
• Cesare Biandrà (Biandrati) † (Bishop: 5 May 1666 to 26 Aug 1666)
• Cristoforo de Blanderata, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1466 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Diego Natale Bona †
• Luigi Bongianino † (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Feb 1968; Bishop: 15 Jan 1970 to 6 Jun 1975)
• Guglielmo Braida † (Bishop: 1237 to 1253)
• Paolo Brizio, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1642 to 2 Nov 1665)
• Alberto Capriano † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1590 to 23 Jan 1595)
• Giovanni Anselmo Carminati † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1596 to 6 Jul 1604)
• Bernardo del Carretto, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1456 to 1460)
• Bonifacio del Carretto † (Bishop: 1282 to 18 Mar 1306)
• Francesco del Carretto † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1401)
• Ludovico del Carretto † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1369 to 1388)
• Pietro del Carretto † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1460 to 1482)
• Vincenzo Castaneola Marino † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1572 to 25 Feb 1583)
• Frederico del Ceva † (Bishop: 1388)
• Filippo Chiesa † (Priest: 14 Jun 1862 to 18 Nov 1881)
• Giovanni Coppa † (Priest: 2 Jan 1949 to 1 Dec 1979)
• Giovanni Francesco Dadone † (Apostolic Administrator: 1965 to 2 Feb 1968)
• Vittorio Nicolino della Chiesa † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1667 to 22 Sep 1691)
• Sebastiano Dho † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1993 to 28 Jun 2010)
• Costanzo-Michele Fea † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 2 Nov 1853)
• Lazarino Fieschi † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1349 to 1368)
• Andrea Formica † (Priest: 20 May 1837 to 27 Mar 1867)
• Eugenio Roberto Galletti † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 5 Oct 1879)
• Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1633 to 4 Nov 1638)
• Mario Ghiga †
• Ludovico Gonzaga † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1619 to 1632)
• Luigi Maria Grassi, B. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1933 to 5 Apr 1948)
• Guglielmo Isnard, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1321 to 6 Dec 1333)
• Giuseppe Maria Langosco-Stroppiana † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1778 to 13 Dec 1788)
• Orestes Marengo, S.D.B. †
• Leonardo Marini, O.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 Oct 1566 to 1572)
• Raimondo de Mausaco, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1311 to 21 Feb 1321)
• Ludovico Michelio † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1583 to 27 Apr 1590)
• Antonio Mollo (de Nerlis) † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1530 to 1531)
• Luigi Moreno † (Priest: 24 May 1823 to 13 Sep 1838)
• Enrichetto Virginio (Raffale Francesco) Natta, O.P. † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1750 to 29 Jun 1768)
• Giovanni-Antonio Niccola (Nicola) † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1818 to 12 Jan 1834)
• Giulio Nicolini † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1987 to 16 Feb 1993)
• Andrea Novelli † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1483 to 1513)
• Ippolito Novelli † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Nov 1514; Bishop: 13 May 1521 to 11 Nov 1530)
• Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 24 May 1889)
• Francesco Pendasio † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1605 to Sep 1616)
• Leone Proserpio, S.J. †
• Gerolamo Ubertino Provana, C.R. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1692 to 16 Aug 1696)
• Giuseppe Francesco Re † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 17 Jan 1933)
• Bl. Alerino Rembaudi † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1419 to 20 Jul 1456)
• Pietro Rossano † (Priest: 29 Jun 1946 to 7 Dec 1982)
• Giuseppe Rottario (Rovero) † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1697 to 4 Nov 1720)
• Pietro Giocondo Salvaj di Govone † (Priest: 23 Dec 1837 to 23 Dec 1872)
• Carlo Stoppa † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1948 to 13 Feb 1965)
• Vincenzo Agnello Suardi † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1616 to 13 May 1619)
• Giacinto Amedeo Vagnone † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1769 to 30 Jan 1777)
• Angelo Fausto Vallainc † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1975 to 8 Dec 1986)
• Francesco (Dalmazio Octavio) Vasco, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1727 to 31 Dec 1749)
• Marco Gerolamo Vida, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1533 to 27 Sep 1566)
• Giacomo Violardo †
• Giuliano Visconti † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1531 to 5 Jan 1533)
• Giovanni Battista Pio Vitale † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1791 to 29 May 1803)
• Lelio (Aurelio) Zibramonti (Gibramontis) † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1583 to 14 Nov 1583)
• Monaco † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1255)
• Reinerio , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1216 to 1226)
• Simone , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1262 to 1271)

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