Spanish Episcopal Conference
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The Spanish Episcopal Conference is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Spain that coordinates pastoral activities, doctrinal guidance, and relations with civil authorities for the Church in the country.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2545016 — 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: Spanish Episcopal Conference Context triple: [Archbishop of Córdoba, participatesIn, Spanish Episcopal Conference]
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Italian Episcopal Conference
The Italian Episcopal Conference is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Italy that coordinates pastoral activities, represents the Church in relations with the Italian state, and provides guidance on religious and social issues.
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B.
Episcopal Conference of Peru
The Episcopal Conference of Peru is the national assembly of Catholic bishops in Peru that coordinates pastoral activities, sets common policies, and represents the Church in relations with the state and society.
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C.
Episcopal Conference of Chile
The Episcopal Conference of Chile is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Chile that coordinates the pastoral work, policies, and common positions of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the country.
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D.
Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)
The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) is a regional body of the Catholic Church that coordinates and supports the pastoral work and collaboration of bishops’ conferences throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
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E.
Overseas Council of Spain
The Overseas Council of Spain was a Spanish imperial administrative body responsible for overseeing and managing the affairs of Spain’s overseas colonies after the decline of the Council of the Indies.
- 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: Spanish Episcopal Conference Target entity description: The Spanish Episcopal Conference is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Spain that coordinates pastoral activities, doctrinal guidance, and relations with civil authorities for the Church in the country.
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A.
Italian Episcopal Conference
The Italian Episcopal Conference is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Italy that coordinates pastoral activities, represents the Church in relations with the Italian state, and provides guidance on religious and social issues.
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B.
Episcopal Conference of Peru
The Episcopal Conference of Peru is the national assembly of Catholic bishops in Peru that coordinates pastoral activities, sets common policies, and represents the Church in relations with the state and society.
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C.
Episcopal Conference of Chile
The Episcopal Conference of Chile is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Chile that coordinates the pastoral work, policies, and common positions of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the country.
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D.
Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)
The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) is a regional body of the Catholic Church that coordinates and supports the pastoral work and collaboration of bishops’ conferences throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Overseas Council of Spain
The Overseas Council of Spain was a Spanish imperial administrative body responsible for overseeing and managing the affairs of Spain’s overseas colonies after the decline of the Council of the Indies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic organization
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episcopal conference ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CEE ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Catholic bishops of Spain
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auxiliary bishops in Spain ⓘ diocesan bishops in Spain ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Holy See
ⓘ
Spanish government ⓘ other episcopal conferences ⓘ regional governments in Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| fieldOfWork |
doctrine
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education ⓘ liturgy ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ social teaching and public life ⓘ |
| follows |
Code of Canon Law (1983)
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surface form:
Code of Canon Law
Second Vatican Council guidelines ⓘ |
| governingBody | Plenary Assembly of bishops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Episcopal Commissions
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Spanish Episcopal Conference self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Committee of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
Spanish Episcopal Conference self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Permanent Commission of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
Subcommissions and Secretariats ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordinates Catholic education policy with the state
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coordinates pastoral activities of the Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ coordinates relations between dioceses in Spain ⓘ issues public statements on social and moral issues ⓘ manages national-level Church media and communications policy ⓘ organizes national pastoral plans ⓘ oversees liturgical norms at national level ⓘ promotes evangelization in Spain ⓘ provides doctrinal guidance for the Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ represents the Catholic Church in Spain before civil authorities ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Madrid ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public ecclesiastical juridic person ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madrid
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Spain ⓘ |
| memberOf | Council of European Bishops' Conferences ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Spanish Episcopal Conference
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Conferencia Episcopal Española
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| officeHeldBy |
President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
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Secretary General of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ Vice President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ |
| purpose |
to adapt general Church norms to the Spanish context
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to coordinate charitable and social action of the Church in Spain ⓘ to defend and promote religious freedom in Spain ⓘ to foster unity of action among bishops in Spain ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Holy See
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Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish State
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spanish Episcopal Conference Description of subject: The Spanish Episcopal Conference is the assembly of Catholic bishops in Spain that coordinates pastoral activities, doctrinal guidance, and relations with civil authorities for the Church in the country.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Episcopal Conference of Spain
this entity surface form:
Episcopal Conference of Spain
this entity surface form:
Conference of Spanish Bishops
this entity surface form:
Conferencia Episcopal Española
this entity surface form:
Executive Committee of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
this entity surface form:
Permanent Commission of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union
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hasMember
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Spanish Episcopal Conference
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this entity surface form:
Bishops' Conference of Spain
this entity surface form:
Episcopal Conference of Spain