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Antonio Fioribello (died 1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Lavello The Diocese of Levello (Latin ''Dioecesis Lavellensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Italy, located in the city of Lavello, province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. In 1818, it was suppressed, and its territory and members ...
(1558–1561). ''(in Latin)''


Biography

On 24 August 1558, Antonio Fioribello was appointed by
Pope Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pa ...
as
Bishop of Lavello The Diocese of Levello (Latin ''Dioecesis Lavellensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Italy, located in the city of Lavello, province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. In 1818, it was suppressed, and its territory and members ...
. He served as Bishop of Lavello until his resignation in 1561. He died in 1574. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Paolo Oberti,
Bishop of Venosa The Italian Catholic diocese of Venosa, in southern Italy, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa. From 1976 to 1986, Venosa had been a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo. Hi ...
.


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* (Chronology of Bishops) * (Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1574 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Paul IV {{16C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub