United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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Catholic organization episcopal conference nonprofit organization

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the official assembly of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States that coordinates national pastoral initiatives, liturgical norms, and public policy positions for the Church.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops canonical	129
U.S. Catholic bishops	9
United States bishops	3
Catholic bishops of the United States	2
Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States	1
General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops	1
National Catholic Welfare Conference	1
National Conference of Catholic Bishops	1
Office of African American Catholics	1
USCCB	1
USCCB Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs	1
United States Catholic bishops	1
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Region II	1
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Region XIII	1
standing committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157844 — 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: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Context triple: [New American Bible, liturgicalUseApprovedBy, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]

A. International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
The International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference is the central episcopal assembly that provides leadership, coordination, and doctrinal guidance for the member churches of the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.
B. National Council of Churches
The National Council of Churches is a major U.S. ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, and historically African American denominations for cooperative ministry and advocacy.
C. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is a Catholic organization best known for promoting religious education and overseeing widely used English translations of the Bible in the United States.
D. Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is a department of the Holy See responsible for fostering ecumenical dialogue and collaboration between the Catholic Church and other Christian communities.
E. Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the United States, centered in New York City and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes, institutions, and charitable works.
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: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Target entity description: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the official assembly of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States that coordinates national pastoral initiatives, liturgical norms, and public policy positions for the Church.

A. International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
The International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference is the central episcopal assembly that provides leadership, coordination, and doctrinal guidance for the member churches of the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.
B. National Council of Churches
The National Council of Churches is a major U.S. ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, and historically African American denominations for cooperative ministry and advocacy.
C. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is a Catholic organization best known for promoting religious education and overseeing widely used English translations of the Bible in the United States.
D. Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is a department of the Holy See responsible for fostering ecumenical dialogue and collaboration between the Catholic Church and other Christian communities.
E. Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the United States, centered in New York City and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes, institutions, and charitable works.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic organization ⓘ episcopal conference ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USCCB
continent	North America ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Holy See ⓘ other episcopal conferences ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
fieldOfWork	Catholic education ⓘ communications ⓘ doctrine ⓘ ecumenical and interreligious affairs ⓘ evangelization ⓘ liturgy ⓘ migration and refugee services ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ pro-life activities ⓘ public policy advocacy ⓘ social justice ⓘ
formerName	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Catholic Welfare Conference
foundedBy	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Catholic bishops of the United States
hasMembership	all active Catholic bishops of the United States ⓘ auxiliary bishops of the United States ⓘ diocesan bishops of the United States ⓘ eparchs of Eastern Catholic Churches in the United States ⓘ
hasPart	Administrative Committee ⓘ Committee on Communications ⓘ Committee on Divine Worship ⓘ Committee on Doctrine ⓘ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs ⓘ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis ⓘ Committee on Migration ⓘ Committee on Pro-Life Activities ⓘ Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development ⓘ surface form: Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development Eastern Catholic bishops in the United States ⓘ General Secretariat ⓘ Latin Church bishops in the United States ⓘ Migration and Refugee Services ⓘ National Advisory Council ⓘ United States Conference of Catholic Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of African American Catholics Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs ⓘ Office of Catholic News Service (historical) ⓘ Office of Child and Youth Protection ⓘ Office of Domestic Social Development ⓘ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis ⓘ surface form: Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Office of General Counsel ⓘ Office of Government Relations ⓘ Office of Hispanic Affairs ⓘ Office of International Justice and Peace ⓘ Office of Media Relations ⓘ Secretariat of National Collections ⓘ surface form: Office of National Collections Office of Native American Affairs ⓘ Office of Public Affairs ⓘ Office of Religious Liberty ⓘ Secretariat of Catholic Education ⓘ Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church ⓘ Committee on Divine Worship ⓘ surface form: Secretariat of Divine Worship Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs ⓘ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis ⓘ surface form: Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth ⓘ Secretariat of National Collections ⓘ Committee on Pro-Life Activities ⓘ surface form: Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities USCCB Publishing ⓘ United States Catholic Catechism for Adults project ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
issues	catechetical materials ⓘ liturgical guidelines ⓘ pastoral letters ⓘ statements on public policy ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mainOrgan	General Assembly of Bishops ⓘ
meetingFrequency	twice a year ⓘ
oversees	Catholic Relief Services (as a related agency) ⓘ implementation of liturgical translations in the United States ⓘ national collections for the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ national pro-life activities of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
parentOrganization	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
purpose	articulate public policy positions of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ coordinate pastoral activities of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ develop liturgical norms for the United States ⓘ formulate national pastoral initiatives ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
website	https://www.usccb.org ⓘ

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

Office of Government Relations → represents → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Catholic bishops

Office of General Counsel → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (USCCB)

Office of General Counsel → client → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (USCCB)

Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church → worksOnBehalfOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bishops

Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth → operatedBy → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth → governingBody → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of National Collections → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of National Collections → jurisdiction → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Secretariat of National Collections → governingBody → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Migration and Refugee Services → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Migration and Refugee Services → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Migration and Refugee Services → operatedBy → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Child and Youth Protection → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Child and Youth Protection → affiliation → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Child and Youth Protection → reportsTo → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Child and Youth Protection → establishedBy → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Hispanic Affairs → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Hispanic Affairs → affiliation → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Hispanic Affairs → governingBody → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs → abbreviation → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: USCCB Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs

Office of Asian and Pacific Island Affairs → affiliation → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Native American Affairs → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Native American Affairs → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Religious Liberty → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Religious Liberty → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of International Justice and Peace → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of International Justice and Peace → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of International Justice and Peace → worksOnBehalfOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Catholic bishops

Office of International Justice and Peace → worksOnBehalfOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Domestic Social Development → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Domestic Social Development → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Domestic Social Development → governingBody → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Media Relations → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Media Relations → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Media Relations → jurisdiction → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Media Relations → worksOnBehalfOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Catholic bishops

Office of Public Affairs → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Public Affairs → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Public Affairs → serves → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bishops

Office of Public Affairs → serves → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Catholic News Service (historical) → operatedBy → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

Office of Catholic News Service (historical) → operatedFor → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Catholic bishops

Office of Catholic News Service (historical) → parentOrganization → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

General Assembly of Bishops → partOf → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

General Assembly of Bishops → composition → United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic bishops of the United States

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