Latin Church worldwide

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Latin Church particular church sui iuris church

The Latin Church worldwide is the largest particular church within the Catholic Church, following the Latin liturgical tradition and canon law under the authority of the Pope.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Latin Church	1,021
Latin Church hierarchy	2
Latin Catholic Church	1
Latin Church Christianity	1
Latin Church hierarchy under the Holy See	1
Latin Church of the Catholic Church	1
Latin Church worldwide canonical	1
Roman Catholic Church (Latin Church)	1
worldwide Latin Church	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2365010 — 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: Latin Church worldwide
Context triple: [Roman Ritual, usedIn, Latin Church worldwide]

A. Eastern Catholic Churches
The Eastern Catholic Churches are a group of self-governing, Eastern-rite Christian churches in full communion with the Pope while preserving their own liturgical, theological, and spiritual traditions.
B. Roman Catholic Church (regional)
The regional Roman Catholic Church in Lwów refers to the historical Latin-rite ecclesiastical structures centered in the city (now Lviv), which served as a major hub of Catholic religious, cultural, and administrative life in the region.
C. Roman Catholic dioceses
Roman Catholic dioceses are territorial ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Catholic Church, each overseen by a bishop and comprising a community of parishes under his pastoral and administrative authority.
D. Georgian Catholic Church
The Georgian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic community of Georgian tradition that follows the Byzantine rite while remaining in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
E. Latin Church in Italy
The Latin Church in Italy is the largest and historically dominant Catholic ecclesiastical tradition in the country, following the Roman Rite and under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope.
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: Latin Church worldwide
Target entity description: The Latin Church worldwide is the largest particular church within the Catholic Church, following the Latin liturgical tradition and canon law under the authority of the Pope.

A. Eastern Catholic Churches
The Eastern Catholic Churches are a group of self-governing, Eastern-rite Christian churches in full communion with the Pope while preserving their own liturgical, theological, and spiritual traditions.
B. Roman Catholic Church (regional)
The regional Roman Catholic Church in Lwów refers to the historical Latin-rite ecclesiastical structures centered in the city (now Lviv), which served as a major hub of Catholic religious, cultural, and administrative life in the region.
C. Roman Catholic dioceses
Roman Catholic dioceses are territorial ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Catholic Church, each overseen by a bishop and comprising a community of parishes under his pastoral and administrative authority.
D. Georgian Catholic Church
The Georgian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic community of Georgian tradition that follows the Byzantine rite while remaining in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
E. Latin Church in Italy
The Latin Church in Italy is the largest and historically dominant Catholic ecclesiastical tradition in the country, following the Roman Rite and under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ⓘ particular church ⓘ sui iuris church ⓘ
celebratesSacrament	Anointing of the Sick ⓘ Baptism ⓘ Confirmation ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharist Holy Orders ⓘ Matrimony ⓘ Penance ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
followsCanonLaw	Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ surface form: Code of Canon Law
followsLiturgicalTradition	Latin liturgical tradition ⓘ
governedBy	Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ surface form: Code of Canon Law of 1983 Latin canon law ⓘ
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasDisciplinaryTradition	Latin discipline ⓘ
hasHeadTitle	Pope ⓘ Pope ⓘ surface form: Roman Pontiff Pope ⓘ surface form: Supreme Pontiff
hasLaity	lay faithful ⓘ
hasLargestMembershipIn	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
hasMembersOnContinent	Africa ⓘ Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Oceania ⓘ
hasPatriarch	Pope ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Rome
hasPrincipalSee	Diocese of Rome ⓘ
hasRite	Ambrosian Rite ⓘ Anglican Use ⓘ Bragan Rite ⓘ Carmelite Rite ⓘ Carthusian Rite ⓘ Dominican Rite ⓘ Mozarabic Rite ⓘ Roman Rite ⓘ
hasSupremePontiff	Pope ⓘ
hasTerritorialScope	worldwide ⓘ
hasTheologicalTradition	Latin theology ⓘ
isInCommunionWith	Pope ⓘ
isLargestParticularChurchOf	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
isUnderAuthorityOf	Pope ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
usesLiturgicalBooks	Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ Missale Romanum ⓘ surface form: Roman Missal
usesPrimaryLiturgicalLanguage	Latin ⓘ
usesVernacularLanguages	multiple modern languages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,030)

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

Georgian Catholic Church → sharesCommunionWith → Latin Church worldwide ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Church (Latin Church)

Ecclesiastical province of Hamburg → partOf → Latin Church worldwide ⓘ