Catholic bishop
C518
concept
A Catholic bishop is a high-ranking ordained minister in the Catholic Church who possesses the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing a diocese, and sanctifying the faithful through the sacraments.
All labels observed (77)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic priest | 459 |
| Catholic cardinal | 231 |
| Roman Catholic bishop | 225 |
| bishop | 208 |
| Catholic bishop canonical | 191 |
| diocesan bishop | 165 |
| Roman Catholic archbishop | 141 |
| archbishop | 78 |
| Catholic prelate | 43 |
| Doctor of the Church | 39 |
| Archbishop | 32 |
| cardinal of the Catholic Church | 19 |
| prince-bishop | 19 |
| Catholic archbishop | 17 |
| Roman Catholic prelate | 16 |
| 7th-century bishop | 10 |
| American Roman Catholic prelate | 9 |
| Prince-Bishop | 9 |
| African-American religious leader | 7 |
| Eastern Catholic bishop | 5 |
| Eastern Catholic hierarch | 5 |
| metropolitan bishop | 5 |
| 16th-century Roman Catholic bishop | 4 |
| American prelate | 3 |
| Filipino Roman Catholic bishop | 3 |
| Filipino Roman Catholic prelate | 3 |
| Latin Church bishop | 3 |
| Major Archbishop | 3 |
| Roman Catholic clergyman | 3 |
| major archbishop | 3 |
| residential bishop | 3 |
| 17th-century Roman Catholic bishop | 2 |
| American Roman Catholic bishop | 2 |
| Argentine Roman Catholic priest | 2 |
| Catholic bishops | 2 |
| Italian bishop | 2 |
| Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate | 2 |
| Spanish bishop | 2 |
| 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States | 1 |
| 19th-century Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishop | 1 |
| Archbishop of Manila | 1 |
| Argentine Roman Catholic archbishop | 1 |
| Australian Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| Bishop of Brooklyn | 1 |
| Bishop of Paris | 1 |
| Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| Cardinal-bishop of Albano | 1 |
| Catholic Church prelate | 1 |
| Catholic bishop in the United States | 1 |
| Catholic bishop of Regensburg | 1 |
| Chilean Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| Christian bishops | 1 |
| Dutch Roman Catholic prelate | 1 |
| Eastern Catholic archbishop | 1 |
| Eastern Catholic episcopal office | 1 |
| English Roman Catholic prelate | 1 |
| Filipino Catholic prelate | 1 |
| French Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| French Roman Catholic prelate | 1 |
| Hungarian Greek Catholic prelate | 1 |
| Latin Church prelate | 1 |
| Latin Rite prelate | 1 |
| Opus Dei leader | 1 |
| Peruvian Catholic bishop | 1 |
| Polish Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| Polish bishop | 1 |
| Roman Catholic bishop of Manila | 1 |
| Scottish Roman Catholic prelate | 1 |
| South Korean Roman Catholic bishop | 1 |
| South Korean Roman Catholic prelate | 1 |
| Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate | 1 |
| apostolic vicar | 1 |
| bishop of Brooklyn | 1 |
| bishop of a Latin Church diocese | 1 |
| counter-reformation leader | 1 |
| missionary bishop | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Catholic bishop
Generated description
A Catholic bishop is a high-ranking ordained minister in the Catholic Church who possesses the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing a diocese, and sanctifying the faithful through the sacraments.
Instances (1,762)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Bishop Aringarosa | — |
| Pope John XXIII | Catholic priest |
| John Wycliffe | Catholic priest |
| Theodoret of Cyrrhus | bishop |
| Dionigi Tettamanzi | Catholic cardinal |
| Lorenzo Baldisseri | cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| Bishop of Michigan | diocesan bishop |
| Bishop of Indianapolis | diocesan bishop |
| Albertus Soegijapranata | — |
| Louis Raphaël I Sako | cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| Thérèse of Lisieux | Doctor of the Church |
| Fermín Lafitte | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Raúl Francisco Primatesta (as coadjutor, historically linked)
surface form:
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Immacolata all'Esquilino | Catholic prelate |
| Godehard of Hildesheim | bishop |
|
Bishop Thomas Hatfield
surface form:
Thomas Hatfield
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Thomas Hatfield | bishop |
| Bishop of Ohio | diocesan bishop |
| Ignacy Krasicki | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Ignacy Tokarczuk | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Jorge Medina Estévez | Catholic cardinal |
| Abbé Chaperon | Catholic priest |
| Saint Ludger | bishop |
| Prince-Bishop of Paderborn | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Jean-Baptiste de La Salle | Catholic priest |
| Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine | Catholic prelate |
| Clarence 13X | African-American religious leader |
| Pope Clement V | Catholic priest |
| Pietro Riario | Catholic cardinal |
|
Juan de Mariana (as consultor, not Grand Inquisitor) – note: check historically
surface form:
Juan de Mariana
|
Catholic priest |
| Bishop of Missouri | diocesan bishop |
|
Barry family of British architects
surface form:
Alfred Barry
|
bishop |
| Bishop of Southern Ohio | diocesan bishop |
| Bishop of St Helena | diocesan bishop |
| Bartolomé de las Casas | Catholic priest |
| Gaspar de Quiroga | Catholic cardinal |
|
Cardinal Matteo Contarelli
surface form:
Matteo Contarelli
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Pope Calixtus II | Catholic priest |
| Ignatius Joseph III Younan | Eastern Catholic bishop |
| Archbishop of Milwaukee | archbishop |
| Bishop of Eau Claire | diocesan bishop |
|
Francesco Maria
surface form:
Francesco Maria del Monte
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Diego de Deza | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Jean-Philippe Nault | — |
| Claude de la Colombière | Catholic priest |
|
Lázaro
surface form:
Lázaro You Heung-sik
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Bishop of Daejeon | diocesan bishop |
| Shim Joong-bo | Catholic prelate |
|
Spellman
surface form:
Francis Spellman
|
Catholic cardinal |
|
Concanen
surface form:
R. Luke Concanen
|
Roman Catholic bishop |