universal Church

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Christian concept ecclesiological concept theological concept

The universal Church refers to the whole body of Christian believers worldwide, understood especially in Catholic theology as the one, global Church under the leadership of the Pope.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
universal Church canonical 13
worldwide Catholic Church 7
universal Catholic Church 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian concept ⓘ
ecclesiological concept ⓘ
theological concept ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church (in Catholic theology)

universal Church ⓘ
surface form: Church universal

universal Church ⓘ
surface form: one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church
centralInTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Protestantism ⓘ
contrastedWith denominationalism ⓘ
definedAs the whole body of Christian believers worldwide ⓘ
describedInDocument Lumen Gentium ⓘ
surface form: Lumen gentium
distinguishedFrom local church ⓘ
particular church ⓘ
governedByInCatholicTheology college of bishops with the Pope ⓘ
hasAttribute apostolicity ⓘ
catholicity (universality) ⓘ
holiness ⓘ
unity ⓘ
hasBiblicalBasis Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ
surface form: Colossians 1:18

Ephesians 4:4–6 ⓘ
Matthew 16:18 ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
hasDimension invisible ⓘ
visible ⓘ
hasEschatologicalAspect Heaven ⓘ
surface form: Church in heaven

communion of saints ⓘ
pilgrim Church on earth ⓘ
hasHeadInCatholicTheology Pope ⓘ
surface form: Bishop of Rome
hasLanguageVariant Latin: Ecclesia universalis ⓘ
surface form: Latin: Ecclesia catholica

Latin: Ecclesia universalis ⓘ
hasLeaderInCatholicTheology Pope ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
hasScope global ⓘ
transnational ⓘ
hasSpiritualHead Jesus Christ ⓘ
includes all baptized Christians (in many theological views) ⓘ
dioceses ⓘ
local churches ⓘ
particular churches ⓘ
keyConceptIn ecclesiology ⓘ
recognizedBy Nicene Creed ⓘ
surface form: Nicene Creed ("one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church")
relatedDoctrine collegiality of bishops ⓘ
communion ecclesiology ⓘ
papal primacy ⓘ
papal supremacy ⓘ
taughtBy Second Vatican Council ⓘ
understoodAs communion of all particular churches ⓘ
mystical body of Christ ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

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

Saint Joseph → patronage → universal Church ⓘ
Joseph → patronage → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Church
Praedicate Evangelium → intendedAudience → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: entire Catholic Church
Pope → isPrincipalPastorOf → universal Church ⓘ
St. Augustine → wroteAbout → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Church
universal Church → alsoKnownAs → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church
universal Church → alsoKnownAs → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church universal
Catechism of the Catholic Church → scope → universal Church ⓘ
General Roman Calendar → scope → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Roman Catholic Church
Regimini Ecclesiae universae → intendedAudience → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: entire Catholic Church
Spirit of Christ → activeIn → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Church
Unitatis Redintegratio → ecclesialAuthority → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church
Sacrosanctum Concilium → authorityScope → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church
Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church
God and the State → criticizes → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Church
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) → geographicalScope → universal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum
Pontifical Biblical Commission → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
Year of Faith → globalScope → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World → hasJurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: universal Catholic Church
Sacred Congregation for Religious → appliesToJurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica → titleScope → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
motu proprio Dei Providentis → ecclesiasticalLevel → universal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Dei Providentis
Mother of the Church → hasPatronageOver → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: the universal Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau → communionWith → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
Catholic Church in Puerto Rico → isPartOf → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
proto-orthodox Christianity → associatedWith → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: emerging catholic (universal) church
Catholic Church in Hungary → partOf → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: worldwide Catholic Church
Universae Ecclesiae → ecclesiasticalJurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
Dominici gregis → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
People of God → hasDimension → universal Church ⓘ
XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum → ecclesiasticalLevel → universal Church ⓘ
Christus vivit → addressedTo → universal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: the entire Church
Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
Benedictus Deus → authorityScope → universal Church ⓘ
Code of Canon Law on indulgences → jurisdiction → universal Church ⓘ
1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests → scope → universal Church ⓘ