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Vacancies in Sacred College and Naples appointments
Rome reports two vacancies in the Sacred College after Cardinal Pignatelli’s death. Pope names Barberini Dean and Spinelli Archbishop of Naples. Oxtoboni becomes Vice-Dean and Bishop of Porto. Infante Don Carlos elevates Corfini and the Duke of Strozzi to Knights of the Golden Key and names Corfini’s heir as Naples lieutenant general. Details cover dispatches, finance, and postal reforms amid ongoing church-state tensions.
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Sacred College
Cardinal Pignatelli
Cardinal Barberini
Naples
Signor Spinelli
Congregation of Bishops
Cardinal Oxtoboni
Porto
Infante
Don Carlos
Don Philip Corfini
Duke of Strozzi
Spain
Bartholomew Corfini
Kingdom of
Cordova
Benevento
Kingdom of Naples
Signor Torreggiani
Corcia
Portugal
Don Lewis
Sephorn
Porto Hercule
Tripoli
Venice