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 |
|---|---|
| Denis Hurley | Catholic archbishop |
| Bishop of Panama | diocesan bishop |
| Martin Laliberté | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada | Doctor of the Church |
| Ralph de Luffa | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Sherburne, Robert
surface form:
Robert Sherburne
|
Roman Catholic prelate |
| Bishop Albert | — |
| Wulfstan of York | archbishop |
| Bishop of Chicoutimi | diocesan bishop |
| Gundulf of Rochester | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Valerius of Saragossa | bishop |
|
William Walsh
surface form:
William Walsh (archbishop of Dublin)
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Giovanni Battista Pamphilj | Catholic priest |
| Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter | bishop |
|
Neri
surface form:
Philip Neri
|
Catholic priest |
|
obispo José Antonio Martínez de Aldunate
surface form:
José Antonio Martínez de Aldunate
|
— |
| Patriarch George I of the Church of the East | 7th-century bishop |
|
Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden (foundation stone)
surface form:
Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden
|
archbishop |
| Grimkell | bishop |
| Bernardino de Sahagún | Catholic priest |
| Richard Fleming | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Serbelloni
surface form:
Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Víctor Manuel Fernández | Catholic cardinal |
| William Giffard | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Bishop José Cuero y Caicedo
surface form:
José Cuero y Caicedo
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Reginald Pecock | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Jean-Antoine Nollet | Catholic priest |
| Patrick J. Hayes | Catholic cardinal |
| Saint Chad | 7th-century bishop |
| Louis of Savoy (bishop) | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Bishop of Kontagora | — |
| Augusto Vargas Alzamora | Catholic cardinal |
| Godfried van Mierlo | — |
| Robert J. Brennan | — |
| Francisco Marroquín | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Clement VII (Avignon antipope) | Catholic cardinal |
|
Archbishop Óscar Romero
surface form:
Óscar Romero
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Klemens Maria Hofbauer | Catholic priest |
| Diogo Antônio Feijó | Catholic priest |
| Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor | cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| Friedrich Wetter | Catholic cardinal |
| Luca Fieschi | Catholic cardinal |
| Étienne Aubert | Catholic priest |
| Lino Panizza Richero | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Athanasius
surface form:
Athanasius Kircher
|
Catholic priest |
| Pope John Paul I | Catholic priest |
| Father Paul | Catholic priest |
| Lyfing of Crediton | bishop |
| Leofric | bishop |
|
Bishop Ursicinus of Ravenna
surface form:
Ursicinus of Ravenna
|
bishop |