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 |
|---|---|
| William of Tyre | archbishop |
| Odo of Deuil | Catholic priest |
| St. Peter Chrysologus | Doctor of the Church |
| Alberic of Cîteaux | Catholic priest |
| Álfur | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Henricus | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Sturzo
surface form:
Luigi Sturzo
|
Catholic priest |
| Father Frank Dowling | Catholic priest |
| Pope Adrian V | Catholic priest |
| Pope Severinus | Catholic priest |
| Christian Lépine | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Pope Stephen III | Catholic priest |
|
Cardinal Federico Cornaro
surface form:
Federico Cornaro
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Noli de Jesús Agcaoili | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Arnaldur | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Saint Bruno of Cologne | Catholic priest |
| Martin Rythovius | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Antoine Triest | — |
| Charles Maes | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Bishop of Ypres | diocesan bishop |
| Seán Patrick O’Malley | Catholic cardinal |
| Bernard Francis Law | Catholic cardinal |
| Guillaume de Berghes | — |
| Humberto Sousa Medeiros | — |
| José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama | — |
| Bishop of Dallas | diocesan bishop |
|
bishop of Lombez
surface form:
Bishop of Lombez
|
diocesan bishop |
| Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa | Catholic priest |
|
Archbishop of Bologna
surface form:
Matteo Maria Zuppi
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Thomas V. Daily | — |
| Saint Radboud | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Carlos García Camader | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Bishop of Orange | diocesan bishop |
| Bishop Ecclesius of Ravenna | — |
|
Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
surface form:
Anthony Mary Claret
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
|
CMF
surface form:
Anthony Mary Claret
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Anthony Mary Claret | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Rastko Nemanjić | archbishop |
| Sava | archbishop |
|
Saint Zeno
surface form:
Saint Zeno of Verona
|
bishop |
| Bishop of Monmouth | diocesan bishop |
| Henry, Bishop of Winchester | bishop |
| Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini | Catholic cardinal |
| Luis Juan María del Castillo Rábago | — |
| Fray Antonio de Olivares | Catholic priest |
| Bishop of Utrecht | prince-bishop |
| Walter Kasper | Catholic cardinal |
| Hugo Rahner | Catholic priest |
| Cornelius Jansen | bishop |
| Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda | Catholic priest |