Onorio de Verme or Honuphrius a Verme (1588–1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ravello e Scala (1624–1637)."Bishop Onorio de Verme"
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Biography

Onorio de Verme was born in

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in 1588. On 29 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Ravello e Scala. On 11 August 1624, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with

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, Archbishop of Durrës, and Charles Bobba de Montferrat,

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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ravello e Scala until his death in 1637.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Verme, Onorio de Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1588 births 1637 deaths People from Ravello 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops