Pastor bonus

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apostolic constitution papal document

Pastor bonus is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope John Paul II in 1988 that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pastor Bonus	7
Pastor bonus canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66336 — 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: Pastor bonus
Context triple: [Roman Curia, legalBasis, Pastor bonus]

A. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
B. Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
C. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
D. Paymaster of the Forces
Paymaster of the Forces was a senior British government office responsible for managing and disbursing funds for the army.
E. Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
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: Pastor bonus
Target entity description: Pastor bonus is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope John Paul II in 1988 that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia.

A. Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
B. Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as a caring, protective, and self-sacrificing spiritual leader who guides and watches over his followers like a shepherd with his sheep.
C. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
D. Paymaster of the Forces
Paymaster of the Forces was a senior British government office responsible for managing and disbursing funds for the army.
E. Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	apostolic constitution ⓘ papal document ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify competencies of curial offices ⓘ increase coordination within the Roman Curia ⓘ
appliesTo	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Holy See ⓘ
approvedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
belongsToPope	pontificate of John Paul II ⓘ
concerns	administration of the Holy See ⓘ governance of the universal Church ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	1988-06-28 ⓘ
defines	functions of the Roman Curia ⓘ structure of the Roman Curia ⓘ
effectiveDate	1988-03-01 ⓘ
governs	relations between dicasteries and Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ relations between dicasteries and bishops ⓘ relations between dicasteries and episcopal conferences ⓘ
hasCanonicalNumbering	articles ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle	Good Shepherd ⓘ surface form: The Good Shepherd
hasLatinTitle	Pastor bonus self-link ⓘ
hasSection	Secretariat of State ⓘ dicasteries ⓘ general norms ⓘ institutions connected with the Holy See ⓘ
inForceUntil	2022-06-05 ⓘ
issuedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
issuedIn	Vatican City ⓘ
jurisdiction	Roman Curia ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalStatus	canon law document ⓘ
partOf	magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ
predecessor	Regimini Ecclesiae universae ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ
regulates	Roman Curia ⓘ surface form: Congregations of the Roman Curia Pontifical Councils ⓘ Secretariat of State ⓘ dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ offices of the Roman Curia ⓘ
replaced	Regimini Ecclesiae universae ⓘ
subject	competences of dicasteries ⓘ organization of the Roman Curia ⓘ reform of the Roman Curia ⓘ
successor	Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ
supersededBy	Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ
typeOfLaw	apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Roman Curia → legalBasis → Pastor bonus ⓘ

Pastor bonus → hasLatinTitle → Pastor bonus self-link ⓘ

Praedicate Evangelium → replaces → Pastor bonus ⓘ