Editing Pope Benedict XIII (section)

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Benedict XIII elevated 29 new cardinals into the cardinalate in a total of 12 [[Papal consistory|consistories]]; one such new cardinal was Prospero Lambertini, who later became [[Pope Benedict XIV]].

Benedict XIII, whose orders were descended from [[Scipione Rebiba]], personally consecrated at least 139 bishops for various important European sees, including German, French, English and New World bishops. These bishops in turn consecrated bishops for their respective countries, causing other episcopal lineages to die out. As a result, more than 90% of present-day bishops trace their episcopal lineage through him to Cardinal Rebiba.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gdmc/aposccs/ |title=Apostolic Succession in the Roman Catholic Church |first=Charles |last=Bransom |work=mysite.verizon.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924082501/http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gdmc/aposccs/ |archive-date=24 September 2014 }} Archived: 24 September 2014.</ref>

With the papal bull ''Pretiosus'', dated 26 May 1727, Benedict XIII granted to all Dominicans major houses of study and in particular to the Roman College of St. Thomas, the future [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]] ''Angelicum'' the right of conferring academic degrees in theology to students outside the Order.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberius.net/articles/Les_colleges_ecclesiastiques_de_Rome.pdf |title=Les colleges ecclesiastiques de Rome |website=www.liberius.net |access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref>