Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)

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Catholic ecclesiastical organization episcopal conference association regional body of the Catholic Church

The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) is a regional body of the Catholic Church that coordinates and supports the pastoral work and collaboration of bishops’ conferences throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

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All labels observed (25)

Label	Occurrences
CELAM	3
Aparecida Conference	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – CELAM)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – CELAM)	1
Council of Latin American Bishops (CELAM)	1
Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) canonical	1
Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) Medellín documents	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – CELAM)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano – CELAM)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Latin American Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Latin American Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Latin American Episcopal Council – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – CELAM)	1
Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops	1
Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops (1968)	1
Puebla Conference of Latin American Bishops (1979)	1
Second General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate (Medellín, 1968)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic ecclesiastical organization ⓘ episcopal conference association ⓘ regional body of the Catholic Church ⓘ
activity	conducting theological reflection on regional issues ⓘ issuing pastoral guidelines ⓘ organizing general conferences of the Latin American episcopate ⓘ promoting continental pastoral plans ⓘ supporting missionary initiatives ⓘ
affiliation	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
appliesToJurisdiction	Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ
continent	Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Catholic lay movements in Latin America ⓘ Catholic religious congregations in Latin America ⓘ dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ national bishops’ conferences ⓘ
fieldOfWork	evangelization ⓘ formation of clergy and laity ⓘ human rights and social justice ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ social doctrine of the Church ⓘ
focusesOn	defense of human dignity ⓘ ecumenical and interreligious dialogue ⓘ family and youth pastoral care ⓘ inculturation of the Gospel in Latin American cultures ⓘ option for the poor ⓘ promotion of peace and reconciliation ⓘ vocations and priestly formation ⓘ
foundedBy	national bishops’ conferences of Latin America ⓘ surface form: Latin American Catholic bishops
hasOrgan	communications department ⓘ pastoral departments ⓘ social pastoral commissions ⓘ theological and doctrinal commissions ⓘ
hasPart	national bishops’ conferences of Latin America ⓘ national bishops’ conferences of the Caribbean ⓘ
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
officialName	Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano
parentOrganization	Holy See ⓘ
purpose	coordinate pastoral work of bishops’ conferences ⓘ foster collegiality among Catholic bishops ⓘ promote collaboration among bishops’ conferences ⓘ support evangelization in Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
regionServed	Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
shortName	Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CELAM

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico → affiliation → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

liberation theology → influencedBy → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops (1968)

liberation theology → influencedBy → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Puebla Conference of Latin American Bishops (1979)

Archbishop Óscar Romero → inspiredBy → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

subject surface form: Óscar Romero

this entity surface form: Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops