The Diocese of Monteverde (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Viridis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of

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in the

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in Southern Italy. In 1718, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia."Diocese of Monteverde"
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Gerolamo de Caro Gerolamo de Caro (died 1560) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1536–1552), Titular Bishop of ''Cannae'' (1531–1536), and Bishop of Monteverde (1521–1531).Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Cannae'')"Archbishop Gerolamo de Caro"
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References

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