▁E min enti ". ▁The ▁b ull ▁specifically ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁C iv itas ▁( C itt à ), a ▁town ▁now ▁called ▁San ▁Paolo ▁di ▁C iv itate , ▁was ▁pract ically ▁un in hab ited ▁and ▁level led ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁scarcely ▁any ▁traces ▁of ▁a ▁c athedral . ▁The ▁See ▁of ▁C iv itas ▁was ▁vac ant , ▁since ▁its ▁bishop , ▁Card inal ▁Francesco ▁Al ci ati , ▁had ▁just ▁res igned . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁vac ant ▁bishop ric ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁title ▁of ▁c athedral ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁( opp id um ) ▁of ▁San ▁Sever o , ▁which ▁was ▁fort ified ▁by ▁walls ▁and ▁to wers , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁moder ate ▁population ▁and ▁several ▁nobles , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁four ▁par ishes . ▁The ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁S . ▁Mary ▁the ▁Virgin ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁c athedral , ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ▁ere cted ▁there . ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁San ▁Sever o ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁suff rag an ▁( sub ordinate ) ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁B ene vent o . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁later ▁added ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Dragon ara , ▁a ▁city ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 5 ▁by ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ap ul ia . ▁C app ellett i ▁gives ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁twenty - e ight ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Dragon