Plenary Assembly of bishops
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The Plenary Assembly of bishops is the highest decision-making body of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, where all its bishops gather to deliberate and set policies for the Catholic Church in Spain.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
organ of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ plenary assembly ⓘ |
| aim |
address common challenges of the Catholic Church in Spain
ⓘ
foster communion between the dioceses in Spain ⓘ promote unity of pastoral action among the bishops of Spain ⓘ |
| canIssue |
doctrinal declarations
ⓘ
pastoral guidelines ⓘ pastoral letters ⓘ |
| composition |
all bishops who are members of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
ⓘ
auxiliary bishops of Spain ⓘ diocesan bishops of Spain ⓘ other bishops with canonical membership in the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | collegial deliberation and voting ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| function |
approve doctrinal and pastoral documents of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
ⓘ
approve statutes and internal norms of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ coordinate common pastoral action of the dioceses in Spain ⓘ create, modify or suppress episcopal commissions and councils ⓘ decide on economic and administrative matters of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ deliberate on matters affecting the Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ elect the permanent commission of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ elect the president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ set general pastoral guidelines for the Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ |
| governs | Spanish Episcopal Conference at its highest level ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Catholic Church in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestAuthorityWithin | Spanish Episcopal Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | statutes of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | ordinarily twice a year ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipType | bishops with canonical membership in the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Episcopal Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedBy | president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| reportsTo | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
common positions of the Spanish bishops on social and ecclesial issues
ⓘ
overall orientation of the pastoral mission of the Church in Spain ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| subjectOf | canon law norms on episcopal conferences ⓘ |
| typeOfDecisionMakingBody | highest decision-making body of the Spanish Episcopal Conference ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.