Maronite Synod of Bishops

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ecclesiastical assembly governing body of the Maronite Church synod of bishops

The Maronite Synod of Bishops is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of Maronite Catholic bishops that directs the spiritual, pastoral, and administrative life of the Maronite Church in communion with the Pope.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church	6
Maronite Synod of Bishops canonical	2
Maronite Patriarchal Synod	1
Maronite patriarchal synod	1
Synod of Maronite Bishops	1
Synod of the Maronite Church	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1663604 — 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: Maronite Synod of Bishops
Context triple: [Maronite Christianity, governingBody, Maronite Synod of Bishops]

A. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
B. General Assembly of Bishops
The General Assembly of Bishops is the principal deliberative body in which the Catholic bishops of the United States gather to discuss, decide, and coordinate national pastoral policies and initiatives.
C. Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Serbian Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, administration, and pastoral governance.
D. Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest canonical authority and collective governing body of bishops in the Orthodox Church in America, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and administration.
E. Holy Synod of Antioch
The Holy Synod of Antioch is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, comprising its bishops and led by the Patriarch of Antioch to oversee doctrine, governance, and church life.
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: Maronite Synod of Bishops
Target entity description: The Maronite Synod of Bishops is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of Maronite Catholic bishops that directs the spiritual, pastoral, and administrative life of the Maronite Church in communion with the Pope.

A. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
B. General Assembly of Bishops
The General Assembly of Bishops is the principal deliberative body in which the Catholic bishops of the United States gather to discuss, decide, and coordinate national pastoral policies and initiatives.
C. Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Serbian Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, administration, and pastoral governance.
D. Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest canonical authority and collective governing body of bishops in the Orthodox Church in America, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and administration.
E. Holy Synod of Antioch
The Holy Synod of Antioch is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, comprising its bishops and led by the Patriarch of Antioch to oversee doctrine, governance, and church life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ governing body of the Maronite Church ⓘ synod of bishops ⓘ
approves	liturgical norms for the Maronite Church ⓘ particular law of the Maronite Church ⓘ
churchSuiIuris	Maronite Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Christianity
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ
consultsWith	Roman Curia ⓘ
coordinates	pastoral policies for Maronite eparchies ⓘ
country	Lebanon ⓘ
defines	disciplinary norms for the Maronite Church ⓘ
ecclesiasticalRank	highest authority after the Patriarch in the Maronite Church ⓘ
elects	Maronite Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ linked to: Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
followsCanonLaw	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
governs	administrative life of the Maronite Church ⓘ pastoral life of the Maronite Church ⓘ spiritual life of the Maronite Church ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Maronite archeparchies ⓘ Maronite eparchies ⓘ Maronite faithful worldwide ⓘ
highestAuthorityIn	Maronite Church (ecclesiastical governance) ⓘ
includes	Maronite bishops of Lebanon ⓘ Maronite bishops of the diaspora ⓘ auxiliary bishops ⓘ eparchial bishops ⓘ titular bishops of the Maronite Church ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	Arabic ⓘ Syriac (for liturgical matters) ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	West Syriac Antiochian tradition ⓘ
meetsRegularlyIn	Bkerké ⓘ
memberOf	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
partOf	Maronite Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Christianity
presidedBy	Maronite Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ linked to: Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
primarySee	Patriarchal See of Antioch for the Maronites ⓘ linked to: Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
purpose	to direct the administrative life of the Maronite Church ⓘ to direct the pastoral life of the Maronite Church ⓘ to direct the spiritual life of the Maronite Church ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Maronite Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Christianity Maronite Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Christianity
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholic ⓘ
rite	West Syriac Rite ⓘ linked to: West Syriac liturgical tradition
seeAlso	Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church ⓘ linked to: Maronite Synod of Bishops
subjectTo	supreme authority of the Pope in the Catholic Church ⓘ
submitsElectionTo	Pope ⓘ
typeOfSynod	patriarchal synod ⓘ

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