Sacred Congregation for Religious
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The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacred Congregation for Religious canonical | 1 |
| Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T562016 — 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: Sacred Congregation for Religious Context triple: [Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, predecessor, Sacred Congregation for Religious]
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A.
Sacred Congregation of the Council
The Sacred Congregation of the Council was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the discipline of the clergy and the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent.
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B.
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is a department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the liturgy and regulation of the sacraments in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
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D.
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine and morals within the global Church.
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E.
Dicastery for Bishops
The Dicastery for Bishops is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing the selection, appointment, and governance of Catholic bishops worldwide.
- 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: Sacred Congregation for Religious Target entity description: The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
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A.
Sacred Congregation of the Council
The Sacred Congregation of the Council was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the discipline of the clergy and the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent.
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B.
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is a department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the liturgy and regulation of the sacraments in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
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D.
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine and morals within the global Church.
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E.
Dicastery for Bishops
The Dicastery for Bishops is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing the selection, appointment, and governance of Catholic bishops worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
congregation of the Roman Curia
ⓘ
dicastery of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
universal Church
ⓘ
surface form:
worldwide Catholic Church
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| fieldOfWork |
canon law
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consecrated life ⓘ governance of religious institutes ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
approval of constitutions of religious institutes
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dispensations from religious vows ⓘ erection and suppression of religious institutes ⓘ formation of religious ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| isFormerEntity | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Holy See ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Apostolic Palace ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Curia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrderType | both male and female religious institutes ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ
surface form:
Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes
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| responsibleFor |
matters concerning religious life in the Catholic Church
ⓘ
religious congregations ⓘ religious institutes ⓘ religious orders ⓘ societies of apostolic life ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Holy See
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacred Congregation for Religious Description of subject: The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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predecessor
→
Sacred Congregation for Religious
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Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
→
predecessor
→
Sacred Congregation for Religious
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this entity surface form:
Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes