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Bishops are seen to wear two things on their head, depending on which one you are referring:

The "pointed hat" worn by bishops in the Catholic Church is properly known as a "mitre" or "miter". This is a symbol of their office as princes of the Catholics Church. Bishops wear mitres while conducting ceremonies or while attending formal Church functions, such as a Church Council.

The flat saucer-type skullcap - usually purple in colour for a bishop - resting on a bishop's head even when they are not in a ceremony or an official function is called a zucchetto (plural: zucchetti)

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