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 |
|---|---|
| José María Luis Mora de Corregidora y Ortiz | Catholic priest |
| Saint Romanus of Rouen | bishop |
| Saint Mellon of Rouen | bishop |
| Edward Sorin | Catholic priest |
| George Louis, Prince-Bishop of Lübeck | prince-bishop |
| Saint Ouen of Rouen | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Archeparch of Tyre | Eastern Catholic episcopal office |
| Bishop of Montauban | diocesan bishop |
| Bishop of California | diocesan bishop |
| Melkite Greek Catholic bishops | Catholic bishops |
|
His Beatitude Youssef Absi
surface form:
Youssef Absi
|
Eastern Catholic bishop |
| Ralph Walpole | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Saint Vincent de Paul | Catholic priest |
| Nicholas Heath | Roman Catholic bishop |
| William H. Heard | bishop |
| Saint Corbinian | — |
| Saint Benno of Meissen | bishop |
| Julius Döpfner | Catholic cardinal |
| Daniel Mannix | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Photinus of Sirmium | bishop |
| Saint Gal of Clermont | bishop |
| Bishop of Ribe | diocesan bishop |
| Theodulf of Orléans | bishop |
| Ludovico Trevisan | Catholic cardinal |
|
Joseph Vu Van Thien
surface form:
Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Father Donald Callahan | Catholic priest |
| Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene | Catholic priest |
| Pope Urban II | Catholic priest |
| Pope Paschal II | Catholic priest |
| Blaise Gisbert | Catholic priest |
|
Wibert of Ravenna (Antipope Clement III)
surface form:
Wibert of Ravenna
|
archbishop |
| Janus Pannonius | bishop |
| Leander of Seville | Archbishop |
| Aurelius Ambrosius | Doctor of the Church |
| Fulgentius of Ruspe | — |
| Olav Engelbrektsson | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Jørgen Moe | bishop |
|
Martí
surface form:
Joan Martí i Alanis
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Saint Thomas of Villanova | archbishop |
| Saint Ubaldo | bishop |
| Saint Henry | bishop |
|
Thiene
surface form:
Cajetan of Thiene
|
Catholic priest |
|
Father Barry in On the Waterfront
surface form:
Father Barry
|
Catholic priest |
| Father Callahan | Catholic priest |
|
Bishop Thomas Griffiths
surface form:
Thomas Griffiths
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Pere Callahan | Catholic priest |
| Bishop of Pennsylvania | diocesan bishop |
| Bishop of Créteil | diocesan bishop |
| Daniel Labille | — |
| Bishop of Derry | diocesan bishop |