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 |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Malebranche | Catholic priest |
| Father Richard Moore | Catholic priest |
|
John
surface form:
John Sharp
|
Archbishop |
| Bishop of San Salvador | diocesan bishop |
| Saint Mari | bishop |
| Ellwood Kieser | Catholic priest |
| Cristóbal López Romero | Catholic cardinal |
|
Rebecca Hele
surface form:
Jonathan Trelawny
|
bishop |
| Henry I of Portugal | Catholic priest |
| Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan | Eastern Catholic bishop |
| Raymond Vachon | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Peter of Aragon, Bishop of Zaragoza | bishop |
| Jose Palma | Roman Catholic archbishop |
|
Diocese of Campo Limpo
surface form:
Valdir José de Castro
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Benedict Joseph Flaget | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Giovanni Battista Rinuccini | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Cardinal Granvelle | bishop |
|
Diocese of Guarulhos
surface form:
Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
| Johann Philipp von Schönborn | Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Pope Gregory V | Catholic priest |
| St Aldhelm | bishop |
| Pope John Paul II | Catholic priest |
| Saint Stanislaus | bishop |
| Tarcisio Bertone | Catholic cardinal |
|
Cardinal protodeacon Jean-Louis Tauran
surface form:
Jean-Louis Tauran
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Bishop Fidel García Martínez
surface form:
Fidel García Martínez
|
Roman Catholic bishop |
|
Scola
surface form:
Angelo Scola
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Bishop of Grosseto | diocesan bishop |
| Gregory Peter XV Agagianian | Catholic cardinal |
| Paul V | Catholic priest |
| Afonso, Cardinal-Infante of Portugal | cardinal of the Catholic Church |
|
papal nuncio Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
surface form:
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini
|
Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Prince-Bishop of Augsburg | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Thomas Frederick Price | Catholic priest |
| James Anthony Walsh | Catholic priest |
| Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston | diocesan bishop |
| Michael J. Bransfield | — |
| Mark E. Brennan | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg | — |
| Augustyn Kordecki | Catholic priest |
|
General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
surface form:
Cardinal Mario Grech
|
Catholic cardinal |
|
Father Jorge Dintilhac
surface form:
Jorge Dintilhac
|
Catholic priest |
| Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainer | Roman Catholic bishop |
| George Mundelein | Catholic cardinal |
| Giovanni Battista Re | Catholic cardinal |
|
Arinze
surface form:
Francis Arinze
|
Catholic cardinal |
| Michael William Warfel | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Rev. Vincent J. McDonough, S.J. | Catholic priest |
| Ricardo Vidal | Catholic cardinal |
| Frederic Baraga | Roman Catholic bishop |