1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests
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The 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to address the theological, spiritual, and pastoral preparation of priests in the contemporary Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4122817 — 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: 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests Context triple: [Godfried Danneels, participatedIn, 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests]
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A.
1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened to address contemporary challenges facing marriage and family life in the Church.
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B.
Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012)
The Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012) was a global Catholic assembly convened by Pope Benedict XVI to address how the Church can more effectively proclaim the Gospel in increasingly secularized societies.
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C.
2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a major Catholic Church gathering of bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary pastoral challenges facing families and the Church’s response to them.
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D.
Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1985)
The Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1985) was a special gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope John Paul II to assess and promote the implementation of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council twenty years after its conclusion.
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E.
XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a 2012 gathering of Catholic bishops focused on the theme of the New Evangelization and the Church’s mission in contemporary society.
- 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: 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests Target entity description: The 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to address the theological, spiritual, and pastoral preparation of priests in the contemporary Church.
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A.
1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened to address contemporary challenges facing marriage and family life in the Church.
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B.
Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012)
The Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012) was a global Catholic assembly convened by Pope Benedict XVI to address how the Church can more effectively proclaim the Gospel in increasingly secularized societies.
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C.
2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a major Catholic Church gathering of bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary pastoral challenges facing families and the Church’s response to them.
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D.
Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1985)
The Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1985) was a special gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope John Paul II to assess and promote the implementation of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council twenty years after its conclusion.
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E.
XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a 2012 gathering of Catholic bishops focused on the theme of the New Evangelization and the Church’s mission in contemporary society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical assembly
ⓘ
Synod of Bishops ⓘ |
| aim |
to deepen understanding of the nature and mission of the Catholic priesthood
ⓘ
to provide guidelines for priestly formation worldwide ⓘ to respond to contemporary challenges facing priests ⓘ |
| concerns |
human formation of priests
ⓘ
implementation of Vatican II teaching on priesthood ⓘ inculturation of priestly ministry ⓘ intellectual formation of priests ⓘ ongoing formation of priests ⓘ pastoral formation of priests ⓘ priestly identity in contemporary society ⓘ relationship between priests and bishops ⓘ seminary formation ⓘ spiritual formation of priests ⓘ vocations to the priesthood ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Pastores dabo vobis ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus |
XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
ⓘ
surface form:
ordinary general assembly of the Synod of Bishops
|
| follows |
Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987)
ⓘ
surface form:
1987 Synod of Bishops on the Laity
|
| hasCanonicalContext | Code of Canon Law norms on priestly formation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
formation of priests
ⓘ
pastoral preparation of priests ⓘ spiritual preparation of priests ⓘ theological preparation of priests ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ other major world languages ⓘ |
| location |
Rome
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| participants |
Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic bishops
Roman Curia ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Curia officials
expert theologians ⓘ heads of episcopal conferences ⓘ priest observers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Synod of Bishops
ⓘ
surface form:
Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church
|
| precedes | 1991 Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Europe ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catholic priesthood
ⓘ
Dicastery for Culture and Education ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Curia Congregation for Catholic Education
priestly vocations ⓘ seminaries ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| resultedIn | post-synodal apostolic exhortation Pastores dabo vobis ⓘ |
| scope | universal Church ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ecclesiastical documents on priestly formation
ⓘ
studies in Catholic theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests Description of subject: The 1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to address the theological, spiritual, and pastoral preparation of priests in the contemporary Church.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Godfried Danneels