Christus Dominus
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Christus Dominus is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the pastoral role and responsibilities of Catholic bishops in the Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christus Dominus canonical | 2 |
| Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops Christus Dominus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1383393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christus Dominus Context triple: [Presbyterorum Ordinis, relatedDocument, Christus Dominus]
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A.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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B.
Humanae vitae
Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
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E.
Ineffabilis Deus
Ineffabilis Deus is the 1854 papal bull issued by Pope Pius IX that solemnly defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christus Dominus Target entity description: Christus Dominus is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the pastoral role and responsibilities of Catholic bishops in the Church.
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A.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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B.
Humanae vitae
Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
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E.
Ineffabilis Deus
Ineffabilis Deus is the 1854 papal bull issued by Pope Pius IX that solemnly defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church magisterial document
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Second Vatican Council decree ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
adapt episcopal structures to contemporary needs
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renew episcopal ministry ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Eastern Catholic Churches
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Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| approvedBy | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| belongsToCouncil | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| callsFor |
better distribution of clergy
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more effective pastoral governance of dioceses ⓘ reorganization of diocesan boundaries where needed ⓘ strengthening of episcopal conferences ⓘ |
| councilSession | Third session of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| ecclesialStatus | authoritative magisterial teaching ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
care for the poor and suffering by bishops
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collegiality of bishops ⓘ communion between bishops and the Pope ⓘ pastoral charity of bishops ⓘ responsibility of bishops for evangelization ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Christus Dominus self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Catholic Church renewal in the 1960s ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| languageOfPromulgation | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Documents of the Second Vatican Council
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surface form:
corpus of Vatican II documents
|
| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 28 October 1965 ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Ad Gentes
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Lumen Gentium ⓘ Presbyterorum Ordinis ⓘ |
| subject |
coadjutor and auxiliary bishops
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collaboration among bishops ⓘ diocesan boundaries and structures ⓘ ecumenical responsibilities of bishops ⓘ episcopal conferences ⓘ formation of clergy under bishops ⓘ governing office of bishops ⓘ missionary activity of bishops ⓘ pastoral care of the faithful ⓘ pastoral office of bishops ⓘ relationship between bishops and the Roman Pontiff ⓘ responsibilities of diocesan bishops ⓘ role of bishops in the Catholic Church ⓘ sanctifying office of bishops ⓘ teaching office of bishops ⓘ |
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Subject: Christus Dominus Description of subject: Christus Dominus is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the pastoral role and responsibilities of Catholic bishops in the Church.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops Christus Dominus