House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church

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ecclesiastical body governing body legislative body

The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is the legislative body composed of all Episcopal bishops, responsible for church governance, doctrine, and discipline alongside the House of Deputies.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States)	57
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church	9
House of Bishops of the General Convention	2
Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States)	1
Episcopal House of Bishops	1
House of Bishops interim bodies	1
House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church canonical	1
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (USA)	1
House of Bishops of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3059513 — 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: House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church
Context triple: [Provinces of The Episcopal Church, relatedConcept, House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church]

A. House of Bishops of the Church of England
The House of Bishops of the Church of England is the assembly of diocesan and selected suffragan bishops that forms one of the Church’s governing bodies, overseeing doctrine, worship, and pastoral guidance.
B. College of Bishops
The College of Bishops is the collective body of all Catholic bishops worldwide, united in teaching and governing authority under the leadership of the pope.
C. Board of Bishops
The Board of Bishops is the collective assembly of jurisdictional bishops that provides spiritual leadership, oversight, and administrative guidance within the Church of God in Christ.
D. Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church is the churchwide governing body that oversees the implementation of General Convention policies and manages the mission, program, and budget of the Episcopal Church between its triennial conventions.
E. Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
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: House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church
Target entity description: The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is the legislative body composed of all Episcopal bishops, responsible for church governance, doctrine, and discipline alongside the House of Deputies.

A. House of Bishops of the Church of England
The House of Bishops of the Church of England is the assembly of diocesan and selected suffragan bishops that forms one of the Church’s governing bodies, overseeing doctrine, worship, and pastoral guidance.
B. College of Bishops
The College of Bishops is the collective body of all Catholic bishops worldwide, united in teaching and governing authority under the leadership of the pope.
C. Board of Bishops
The Board of Bishops is the collective assembly of jurisdictional bishops that provides spiritual leadership, oversight, and administrative guidance within the Church of God in Christ.
D. Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church is the churchwide governing body that oversees the implementation of General Convention policies and manages the mission, program, and budget of the Episcopal Church between its triennial conventions.
E. Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical body ⓘ governing body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ
adopts	resolutions on church governance ⓘ resolutions on discipline ⓘ resolutions on doctrine ⓘ
approves	consecration of bishops ⓘ
authorityOver	bishops of The Episcopal Church ⓘ
canTry	bishops in ecclesiastical disciplinary cases ⓘ
composedOf	all bishops of The Episcopal Church ⓘ
contrastsWith	House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies) ⓘ surface form: House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: The Episcopal Church
elects	Presiding Bishop ⓘ surface form: Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
followsPolity	bicameral legislative structure ⓘ
governs	discipline of The Episcopal Church ⓘ doctrine of The Episcopal Church ⓘ worship of The Episcopal Church ⓘ
hasOfficialName	House of Bishops ⓘ
hasPresidingOfficer	Presiding Bishop ⓘ surface form: Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
hasSisterChamber	House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies) ⓘ surface form: House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church
hasTypeOfMembership	clergy only ⓘ
holds	interim meetings between General Conventions ⓘ
includesMemberType	assistant bishops ⓘ bishops with jurisdiction ⓘ bishops without jurisdiction ⓘ coadjutor bishops ⓘ diocesan bishops ⓘ missionary bishops ⓘ resigned bishops ⓘ suffragan bishops ⓘ
jurisdiction	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: The Episcopal Church
language	English ⓘ
legislativeChamberOf	General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: General Convention of The Episcopal Church
meetsAt	sessions of the General Convention of The Episcopal Church ⓘ
oversees	episcopal leadership in dioceses ⓘ
participatesIn	ecumenical relations of The Episcopal Church ⓘ
partOf	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: The Episcopal Church
religion	Christianity ⓘ
responsibleFor	episcopal discipline ⓘ episcopal pastoral oversight ⓘ
roleIn	governance of The Episcopal Church ⓘ maintenance of church order ⓘ teaching authority of The Episcopal Church ⓘ
sharesLegislativeAuthorityWith	House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies) ⓘ surface form: House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church
tradition	Anglican polity ⓘ
worksWith	Executive Council of the Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Executive Council of The Episcopal Church