China’s Catholics
E693268
China’s Catholics is a sociological and historical study examining how Catholic communities in China have navigated political upheaval, state control, and cultural change in the modern era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic Church in China | 1 |
| China’s Catholics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7781120 — 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: China’s Catholics Context triple: [Richard Madsen, notableWork, China’s Catholics]
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A.
religious policy of the People's Republic of China
The religious policy of the People's Republic of China is a state framework that tightly regulates and supervises religious practice to ensure it aligns with Communist Party authority, social stability, and officially sanctioned organizations.
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B.
Catholic Church in Japan
The Catholic Church in Japan is the community and organizational structure of Roman Catholic believers in Japan, encompassing dioceses, parishes, and institutions under the authority of the Japanese Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
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C.
Chinese Rites controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
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D.
Orientalium Ecclesiarum
Orientalium Ecclesiarum is the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, affirming their distinct liturgical, spiritual, and disciplinary traditions within the universal Church.
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E.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in southern China, centered in the city of Guangzhou and overseeing local dioceses and parishes in the region.
- 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: China’s Catholics Target entity description: China’s Catholics is a sociological and historical study examining how Catholic communities in China have navigated political upheaval, state control, and cultural change in the modern era.
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A.
religious policy of the People's Republic of China
The religious policy of the People's Republic of China is a state framework that tightly regulates and supervises religious practice to ensure it aligns with Communist Party authority, social stability, and officially sanctioned organizations.
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B.
Catholic Church in Japan
The Catholic Church in Japan is the community and organizational structure of Roman Catholic believers in Japan, encompassing dioceses, parishes, and institutions under the authority of the Japanese Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
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C.
Chinese Rites controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
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D.
Orientalium Ecclesiarum
Orientalium Ecclesiarum is the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, affirming their distinct liturgical, spiritual, and disciplinary traditions within the universal Church.
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E.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in southern China, centered in the city of Guangzhou and overseeing local dioceses and parishes in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ sociological study ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
history
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religious studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| examines |
adaptation of Catholic communities to Communist rule
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impact of political campaigns on Catholics in China ⓘ institutional structures of Catholicism in China ⓘ relationship between Catholic identity and Chinese culture ⓘ role of the Vatican in Chinese Catholic affairs ⓘ strategies of survival under state surveillance ⓘ |
| focusPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
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non-fiction ⓘ religious studies ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic Church in China
NERFINISHED
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Chinese Catholic communities ⓘ |
| topic |
Catholic–state relations in China
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Sinicization of Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ church–state negotiations ⓘ cultural change in modern China ⓘ official Catholic Church in China ⓘ political upheaval in China ⓘ religious persecution in China ⓘ religious policy in the People’s Republic of China ⓘ state control of religion ⓘ underground Catholic communities in China ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: China’s Catholics Description of subject: China’s Catholics is a sociological and historical study examining how Catholic communities in China have navigated political upheaval, state control, and cultural change in the modern era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Catholic Church in China