Superior General

E600480

ecclesiastical office leadership position in a religious institute position in the Catholic Church

The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of a Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its overall governance, spiritual direction, and global mission.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Minister General	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical office ⓘ leadership position in a religious institute ⓘ position in the Catholic Church ⓘ
assistedBy	general council ⓘ
canHaveVicar	Vicar General NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalBasis	canon 617 of the Code of Canon Law NERFINISHED ⓘ canon 622 of the Code of Canon Law ⓘ
distinctFrom	Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ bishop ⓘ local superior ⓘ provincial superior ⓘ
electedBy	general chapter of the congregation ⓘ
exercisesAuthority	according to the constitutions of the institute ⓘ in communion with the Church’s hierarchy ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	members of the religious congregation ⓘ provincials and local superiors ⓘ
hasRole	highest-ranking leader of a Catholic religious congregation ⓘ major superior ⓘ supreme moderator of a religious institute ⓘ
languageVariant	Superior General (Spanish) ⓘ Superior Generalis (Latin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Superiore generale (Italian) NERFINISHED ⓘ Supérieur général (French) NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayAppoint	local superiors ⓘ provincial superiors ⓘ
mayConvocate	general chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayErect	houses or communities of the institute (according to law and constitutions) ⓘ
mayIssue	general norms for the institute ⓘ
relatedConcept	general chapter ⓘ major superior ⓘ religious institute ⓘ
reportsTo	general chapter in matters of governance ⓘ
requires	canonical suitability ⓘ religious profession in the institute ⓘ
residesAt	generalate of the congregation ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of temporal goods of the institute ⓘ fidelity to the charism of the founder ⓘ global mission of the congregation ⓘ implementation of the congregation’s constitutions ⓘ overall governance of the congregation ⓘ promotion of religious discipline ⓘ spiritual direction of the congregation ⓘ
scopeOfOffice	entire institute ⓘ
subjectTo	Code of Canon Law NERFINISHED ⓘ universal law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
termDefinedBy	constitutions of the religious institute ⓘ
titleUsedIn	religious institutes of diocesan right ⓘ religious institutes of pontifical right ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary → governedBy → Superior General ⓘ

Little Brothers of Mary → governedBy → Superior General ⓘ

Missionaries of Africa → governedBy → Superior General ⓘ

Order of Friars Minor Conventual → governedBy → Superior General ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minister General