Pope Innocent XII

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Pope Innocent XII was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1691 to 1700, noted for his efforts to curb nepotism and reform church administration.

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Pope Innocent XII canonical 4
Innocent XII 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church leader
human
pope
birthDate 1615-03-13
birthName Antonio Pignatelli
birthPlace Kingdom of Naples
Spinazzola
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
cardinalateYear 1681
cardinalName Antonio Pignatelli
church Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
createdCardinalBy Pope Innocent XI
deathDate 1700-09-27
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
era 17th century
familyName Pignatelli
givenName Antonio
house Pignatelli family
issuedDocument Romanum decet Pontificem
jurisdiction Papal States
knownFor curbing nepotism in the papacy
issuing the bull Romanum decet Pontificem
reforming church administration
languageOfOfficialActs Latin
limitedPracticeOf appointment of papal nephews to high office
motto Pastor bonus
nationality Italian
papacyEndYear 1700
papacyStartYear 1691
papalNameNumber Pope Innocent XII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Innocent XII
policy ban on papal nepotism
reduction of curial offices and expenses
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Alexander VIII
previousPost Archbishop of Naples
nuncio to Austria
nuncio to Poland
reignEnd 1700-09-27
reignStart 1691-07-12
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Apostolic Palace
soughtReformOf Roman Curia
financial administration of the Papal States
successor Pope Clement XI
title His Holiness

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Sovereign of the Papal States officeHolder Pope Innocent XII
Pope Clement XI predecessor Pope Innocent XII
The Ring and the Book centralCharacter Pope Innocent XII
Pope Innocent XII papalNameNumber Pope Innocent XII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Innocent XII
Pope Alexander VIII successor Pope Innocent XII