Joseph Alessandro (born November 30, 1944) is a Maltese Bishop who is the Coadjutor Bishop of Garissa in Kenya.Alessandro was born on November 30, 1944 in Paola, Malta. At the age of 17 he was professed as a member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and in 1966 he professed his perpetual vows to the same order. He was ordained deacon in December 1969 and ordained priest the following year on April 5, 1970.