MONTEVERDE. - An ancient diocese in the province of Avellino, created in the year 1175 by Pope Alessandro III. The town lies 740 m. above sea level and appears to stand on the ruins of a fortress of Aquilonia. The first bishop, Mario, obtained a privilege from Goffredo, count of Andria.
The Cathedral, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, built in the 14th century, was altered in 1728 and rebuilt in 1901. The diocese was suffragan to Conza. In 1531 Clemente
VII decreed that the three dioceses of M., Canne, and Nazareth should be united; accordingly Paolo III, in 1536, upon the death of Monsignor F. Adimari, archbishop of Nazareth, since Canne too was vacant, appointed the bishop of M., Monsignor G. Caro, archbishop of Nazareth and bishop of Canne and M. The diocese was suppressed by Pope Pio VII through the letter De utiliore Dominicae of 1818, M. being united to S. Angelo dei Lombardi, while Canne and Nazareth were united to Trani.