clerical religious institute of pontifical right
C1777
concept
A clerical religious institute of pontifical right is a community of consecrated men, primarily engaged in sacred ministry, that has been formally erected and placed under the direct authority of the Holy See rather than a local bishop.
Observed surface forms (1)
- clerical religious congregation of pontifical right ×1
Instances (3)
- Society of Jesus
- Congregation of Holy Cross
- Claretian Missionaries via concept surface "clerical religious congregation of pontifical right"