Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo is a part of the metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan in Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in the fourth century CE, and its first bishop was Saint Narno. Currently, the diocese of Bergamo has 389 parishes, most of them within the political entity known as the Province of Bergamo (Italian: Provincia di Bergamo).
The diocese, currently headed by Bishop Roberto Amadei, has a strong fraternal relationship with the city and diocese of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
August 26 is the feast day of Bergamo's patron, Saint Alexander, who is believed to have been a Roman centurion of the Theban legion and was imprisoned for his Christian beliefs. He later escaped, , recaptured and was executed. He became a Christian martyr around 297 CE. A church San Alessandro da Bergamo was dedicated to him since the earliest days of the diocese. The church is presently administered by the Benedictines, priests belonging to the Order of Saint Benedict.
In 2007, the diocese opened its 37th Diocesan Synod, a gathering dedicated to problems and opportunities confronting parishes in the twenty-first century.