usesEpiscopalSuccession

P14651
predicate

Indicates that one entity maintains its authority or leadership through a line of bishops consecrated in an unbroken chain from earlier bishops (episcopal succession).

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom 11
hasCatholicSuccession 3
followsEpiscopalSuccession 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesEpiscopalSuccession
Generated description
Indicates that one entity maintains its authority or leadership through a line of bishops consecrated in an unbroken chain from earlier bishops (episcopal succession).

Sample triples (21)

Subject Object
Old Catholic Church in the Philippines true
Orthodox Church of Alexandria Mark the Evangelist via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark Mark the Evangelist via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
Diocese of Mississippi Church of England via predicate surface "isApostolicSuccessionFrom"
Episcopal Diocese of Montana Anglican apostolic succession via predicate surface "hasEpiscopalSuccession"
Old Catholic Church of Poland true via predicate surface "hasApostolicSuccession"
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostle Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
surface form: Saint Peter
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostle Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostle Paul via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostle Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
surface form: Saint Peter
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Patriarchate of Antioch via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom"
surface form: Apostolic See of Antioch
Bishop of Regensburg Catholic episcopate via predicate surface "isApostolicSuccessionOf"
Patriarch of Antioch Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East via predicate surface "hasCatholicSuccession"
surface form: Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch via predicate surface "hasCatholicSuccession"
Patriarch of Antioch Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch via predicate surface "hasCatholicSuccession"
Melkite Greek Catholic bishops early Christian bishops of Antioch via predicate surface "maintainApostolicSuccessionFrom"
Church of Ceylon Anglican apostolic succession via predicate surface "followsEpiscopalSuccession"
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Saint Mark the Evangelist via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" NERFINISHED
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Saint Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" NERFINISHED
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch See of Antioch via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" NERFINISHED
Roman Church Apostle Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" NERFINISHED