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 |
|---|---|
| Gaudencio Rosales | Catholic cardinal |
| Blaise of Sebaste | bishop |
| Vlasiy | bishop |
| San Biagio | bishop |
| São Brás | bishop |
| Guido di Crema | — |
| B. C. Butler | — |
| Gregorio Conti | — |
|
Charles Ferdinand
surface form:
Charles Ferdinand Vasa
|
— |
| Father Roach | Catholic priest |
| San Blas | bishop |
|
Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre
surface form:
Shelton Joseph Fabre
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Archbishop of Louisville | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Pope John X | Catholic priest |
|
Cardinal Marcelo González Martín
surface form:
Marcelo González Martín
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Henry of the Palatinate, Bishop of Utrecht | bishop |
| Sahagún | Catholic priest |
| Claude Poullart des Places | Catholic priest |
| Francisco Cerro Chaves | Roman Catholic archbishop |
|
Cardinal Juan de Tavera
surface form:
Juan de Tavera
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Giovanni Battista Castagna | Catholic cardinal |
| Lotario dei Conti di Segni | Catholic priest |
| George van Egmond | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Cristóbal de Torres | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Nicholas III | Catholic priest |
| Niccolò III | Catholic priest |
| Pope John XXI | Catholic priest |
| Erasmus of Antioch | bishop |
|
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord
surface form:
James the Brother of the Lord
|
bishop |
|
Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
surface form:
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti | — |
|
Reverend Jermain Wesley Loguen
surface form:
Jermain Wesley Loguen
|
bishop |
| Cardenal Belluga | Catholic cardinal |
| Alphonsus de Orozco | Catholic priest |
| Bishop of Tarbes-et-Lourdes | diocesan bishop |
| Annibale Albani | Catholic cardinal |
|
Claretian Missionaries
surface form:
Anthony Mary Claret
|
— |
| Albert Avogadro | — |
|
Diocese of Cartagena
surface form:
José Manuel Lorca Planes
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Philip of Alençon | Catholic cardinal |
| Martin IV | Catholic priest |
|
Archbishop-Elector Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads of Trier
surface form:
Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Oliba | — |
| Bishop of Gallup | diocesan bishop |
|
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
surface form:
Jean de Bilhères
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Simon de Brion | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Pope Benedict I | Catholic priest |
| Pope Benedict XV | Catholic priest |
| Robert Sirico | Catholic priest |
|
Cardinal Godfried Danneels
surface form:
Godfried Danneels
|
Catholic cardinal |