Committee on Doctrine

E108417

committee ecclesiastical body organ of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Committee on Doctrine is a body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic teaching and addressing theological issues.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Committee on Doctrine canonical	1
USCCB Committee on Doctrine	1
USCCB executive bodies	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917015 — 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: Committee on Doctrine
Context triple: [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, hasPart, Committee on Doctrine]

A. 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.
B. Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a Vatican body of biblical scholars that advises the pope and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on matters of Scripture and its interpretation.
C. 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.
D. Sacred Congregation for Religious
The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
E. International Theological Commission
The International Theological Commission is a Vatican body of theologians that assists the Holy See in examining and clarifying important doctrinal and theological questions for the Catholic Church.
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: Committee on Doctrine
Target entity description: The Committee on Doctrine is a body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic teaching and addressing theological issues.

A. 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.
B. Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a Vatican body of biblical scholars that advises the pope and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on matters of Scripture and its interpretation.
C. 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.
D. Sacred Congregation for Religious
The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
E. International Theological Commission
The International Theological Commission is a Vatican body of theologians that assists the Holy See in examining and clarifying important doctrinal and theological questions for the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	committee ⓘ ecclesiastical body ⓘ organ of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
activity	evaluating writings and teachings for doctrinal conformity ⓘ issuing doctrinal statements ⓘ providing guidance on theological questions ⓘ reviewing theological works ⓘ
affiliation	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
chairpersonRole	Chairman of the Committee on Doctrine ⓘ
composition	bishops of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
fieldOfWork	Catholic theology ⓘ doctrinal oversight ⓘ magisterial teaching ⓘ
governingBody	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
hasPart	bishop members ⓘ consultants ⓘ staff theologians ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	Latin-rite dioceses in the United States ⓘ
locatedInTheEcclesiasticalTerritory	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
operatesWithin	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
purpose	addressing theological issues ⓘ assisting the bishops in their teaching office ⓘ promoting Catholic teaching ⓘ safeguarding Catholic doctrine ⓘ
regionServed	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
sector	religious organization ⓘ
shortName	USCCB Committee on Doctrine ⓘ linked to: Committee on Doctrine
typeOfOrganization	episcopal conference committee ⓘ
website	https://www.usccb.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops → hasPart → Committee on Doctrine ⓘ

Committee on Doctrine → shortName → USCCB Committee on Doctrine ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Doctrine

General Secretariat of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops → supportsBody → USCCB executive bodies ⓘ

subject linked to: General Secretariat