Synod of Bishops

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consultative body ecclesiastical body permanent institution of the Catholic Church synod

The Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that convenes bishops from around the world to advise the Pope on matters of doctrine, pastoral practice, and church governance.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Synod of Bishops canonical	17
Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church	6
Catholic bishops	3
Synod Fathers	2
Synod of Bishops of a Major Archiepiscopal Church	2
2001 Synod of Bishops on the Bishop	1
Synod of Bishops in communion with the Pope	1
Synod of Bishops on Evangelization (1974)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	consultative body ⓘ ecclesiastical body ⓘ permanent institution of the Catholic Church ⓘ synod ⓘ
advisesOn	church governance ⓘ doctrine ⓘ pastoral practice ⓘ
aimsTo	address issues affecting the universal Church ⓘ strengthen communion between the Pope and bishops ⓘ
canInclude	experts (periti) ⓘ lay auditors ⓘ non-bishop participants ⓘ
canLeadTo	apostolic exhortations by the Pope ⓘ
convenes	bishops from around the world ⓘ
convokedBy	Pope ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment	1965-09-15 ⓘ
establishedBy	motu proprio Apostolica Sollicitudo ⓘ
establishedByDocument	Apostolic Letter Apostolica Sollicitudo ⓘ
establishedInContextOf	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
foundedBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	General Secretary ⓘ Relator General ⓘ Special Secretary ⓘ
hasMotto	cum Petro et sub Petro ⓘ
hasPrimaryRole	advising the Pope ⓘ
hasTypeOfAssembly	extraordinary general assembly ⓘ ordinary general assembly ⓘ special assembly ⓘ
headedBy	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ surface form: General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
interpretedMottoAs	with Peter and under Peter ⓘ
languageUsed	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ other major world languages ⓘ
legalBasis	Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ surface form: Code of Canon Law canons 342–348 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law ⓘ
meetsAt	Vatican City ⓘ
meetsFrequency	periodically as convoked by the Pope ⓘ
membershipIncludes	diocesan bishops ⓘ eastern Catholic patriarchs ⓘ heads of departments of the Roman Curia ⓘ major archbishops of Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ representatives elected by episcopal conferences ⓘ representatives of the Union of Superiors General ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Roman Curia ⓘ
primaryFunction	assisting the Pope in governing the universal Church ⓘ fostering collegiality among bishops ⓘ
produces	final documents ⓘ propositions for the Pope ⓘ
reportsTo	Pope ⓘ

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Subject: Synod of Bishops
Description of subject: The Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that convenes bishops from around the world to advise the Pope on matters of doctrine, pastoral practice, and church governance.

Referenced by (33)

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

Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) → organizedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church

Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family → approvedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012) → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Evangelii nuntiandi → relatedTo → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops on Evangelization (1974)

Cardinal Godfried Danneels → participatedIn → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

subject surface form: Godfried Danneels

this entity surface form: 2001 Synod of Bishops on the Bishop

Oil of the Sick → usedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic bishops

Catholic Church hierarchy → includesBody → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum laboris (2015) → intendedAudience → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic bishops

XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum → organizedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Final Relatio (Relatio finalis) → producedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Final Relatio (Relatio finalis) → approvedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod Fathers

2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Relatio Synodi of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) → issuedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Relatio Synodi of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) → authority → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops in communion with the Pope

Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1985) → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church

1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family → authority → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church

Quadragesimo Anno → intendedAudience → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic bishops

Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church → typeOfSynod → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of a Major Archiepiscopal Church

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians → participatesIn → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church

XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum Laboris for the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → issuedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum Laboris for the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → usedBy → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod Fathers

General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → reportsTo → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church → hasAuthoritativeBody → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church → typeOfSynod → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of a Major Archiepiscopal Church

Lorenzo Baldisseri → memberOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba → canParticipateIn → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church

1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests → partOf → Synod of Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church