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 |
|---|---|
| C. K. Steele | African-American religious leader |
| Félix Varela | Catholic priest |
| Saint Honoratus of Amiens | bishop |
| Katharine Jefferts Schori | bishop |
| Saint Donatus of Arezzo | bishop |
| Bishop of Bathurst | diocesan bishop |
| Stanislas of Szczepanów | bishop |
| Eunomius of Cyzicus | bishop |
|
Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
surface form:
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
|
— |
| Flavio Chigi | Catholic cardinal |
| Paolo Scolari | Catholic priest |
|
Bianchi
surface form:
Adriano Bianchi
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Paolo Frisi | Catholic priest |
| Dionysius | bishop |
| Pope Gregory VIII | Catholic priest |
|
Cappellari
surface form:
Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari
|
Catholic priest |
|
Bishop Stigand of Chichester
surface form:
Stigand of Chichester
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Johannes de Monteregio | Catholic priest |
| Mauro Cappellari | Catholic priest |
| Bonaventura da Bagnoregio | Catholic cardinal |
|
Landázuri
surface form:
Juan Landázuri Ricketts
|
Catholic cardinal |
|
Bassi
surface form:
Domenico Bassi
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Bishop of Le Puy | diocesan bishop |
| Thanh Thai Nguyen | — |
|
Castillo Mattasoglio
surface form:
Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio
|
Catholic prelate |
| Bishop of Baie-Comeau | diocesan bishop |
| John of Fidanza | Doctor of the Church |
| Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana | diocesan bishop |
|
John Carroll (first Catholic bishop in the United States)
surface form:
John Carroll
|
— |
| Bishop of Middelburg | diocesan bishop |
| Bishop of Gaspé | diocesan bishop |
| Pope Gregory the Dialogist | Doctor of the Church |
| Kevin Vann | — |
| Micurà de Rü | Catholic priest |
| Bishop of St David’s | diocesan bishop |
| Giuseppe Maria Tomasi | Catholic priest |
| Ngô Đình Thục | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| George of Austria | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Pio da Pietrelcina | Catholic priest |
| Gregory the Great | Doctor of the Church |
| Bishop of Nicolet | diocesan bishop |
| James Stanley, Bishop of Ely | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Robert Holgate | Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Cardinal Bernardino Spada
surface form:
Bernardino Spada
|
Catholic cardinal |
|
Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
surface form:
Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Hilary of Arles | Archbishop |
| Saint Catald | bishop |
| Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici | cardinal of the Catholic Church |
|
Archbishop of Florence
surface form:
Giuseppe Betori
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Giovanni Battista Riccioli | Catholic priest |