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 |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Lima | metropolitan bishop |
| Samuel Stritch | Catholic cardinal |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers | — |
| Clemente Isnard | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Bishop Gebhard of Salzburg
surface form:
Gebhard of Salzburg
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| John DuBois | Catholic priest |
| Father John DuBois | Catholic priest |
| Mario Delpini | — |
| Ernst of Bavaria | Catholic archbishop |
| William Waynflete | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Varela
surface form:
Félix Varela
|
Catholic priest |
| Henry of Portugal | Catholic priest |
| William of Wykeham | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Gregorio Aglipay | Catholic priest |
| Bishop of Tulle | diocesan bishop |
|
Rusticucci family
surface form:
Girolamo Rusticucci
|
Catholic cardinal |
|
Cardinal Girolamo Rusticucci
surface form:
Girolamo Rusticucci
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy | Catholic priest |
| Angelo Sodano | Catholic cardinal |
| Karl Lehmann | cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília | — |
|
Godfried
surface form:
Godfried Danneels
|
archbishop |
|
Danneels
surface form:
Godfried Danneels
|
Catholic prelate |
| Otto of Freising | bishop |
|
Cardinal Giovanni dei Conti di Segni
surface form:
Giovanni dei Conti di Segni
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Scipione Borghese | Catholic cardinal |
| Bishop of Chosica | diocesan bishop |
| Prince-bishop of Cologne | prince-bishop |
| Engelbert II of Berg | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Bishop of Novara | diocesan bishop |
| James Kennedy | Roman Catholic bishop |
| William Lamberton | Roman Catholic bishop |
| James Beaton | Roman Catholic archbishop |
|
Toribio
surface form:
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Anton Bernolák | Catholic priest |
| Thomas Cranmer | archbishop |
| Saint Bruno the Great | archbishop |
| Saint Blane | bishop |
|
Bishop of Ghent
surface form:
Lode Van Hecke
|
— |
| Guy de Chauliac | Catholic priest |
| Rainald of Dassel | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Bishop of Oklahoma | diocesan bishop |
| Ján Hollý | Catholic priest |
| Gustaf Aulén | bishop |
| Saint Ninian | bishop |
| Adhemar of Le Puy | — |
| Bishop of Albi | diocesan bishop |
| Luca Pacioli | Catholic priest |
| Andrej Radlinský | Catholic priest |