Gerolamo de Caro (died 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1536–1552),

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of ''Cannae'' (1531–1536), and Bishop of Monteverde (1521–1531)."Archbishop Gerolamo de Caro"
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Biography

On 3 Mar 1521, Gerolamo de Caro was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Leo X Pope Leo X ( it, Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521. Born into the prominent political an ...

as Bishop of Monteverde. On 3 Jul 1531, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...

of ''Cannae.'' In Nov 1536, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

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of ''Nazareth.'' He served as Titular Archbishop of ''Nazareth'' until his resignation on 16 Feb 1552. He died on 8 Nov 1560.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Leo X Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VII Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III 1560 deaths {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub