Council of Twelve Apostles

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governing body leadership council priesthood quorum

The Council of Twelve Apostles is a leading priesthood quorum in Community of Christ responsible for worldwide missionary work, church expansion, and spiritual leadership under the direction of the First Presidency.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Council of Twelve Apostles canonical	3
Council of Twelve Apostles of Community of Christ	2
Council of Twelve Apostles (RLDS Church)	1
Council of Twelve Apostles consultations	1
Council of Twelve Apostles of the Community of Christ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001497 — 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: Council of Twelve Apostles
Context triple: [Community of Christ, governingBody, Council of Twelve Apostles]

A. Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
B. Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
C. Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church, composed of its senior bishops and led by the Catholicos-Patriarch.
D. Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing council of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing doctrine, administration, and church life.
E. Community of Christ
Community of Christ is a Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement known for its emphasis on peace, justice, and continuing revelation, and for being the second-largest church originating from the teachings of Joseph Smith.
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: Council of Twelve Apostles
Target entity description: The Council of Twelve Apostles is a leading priesthood quorum in Community of Christ responsible for worldwide missionary work, church expansion, and spiritual leadership under the direction of the First Presidency.

A. Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
B. Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
C. Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church, composed of its senior bishops and led by the Catholicos-Patriarch.
D. Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing council of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing doctrine, administration, and church life.
E. Community of Christ
Community of Christ is a Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement known for its emphasis on peace, justice, and continuing revelation, and for being the second-largest church originating from the teachings of Joseph Smith.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ leadership council ⓘ priesthood quorum ⓘ
advises	World Conference (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: World Conference of the Community of Christ
collaboratesWith	Presiding Bishopric (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: Presiding Bishopric World Church Leadership Council (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: world church leadership of Community of Christ
decisionMakingStyle	conciliar ⓘ
denomination	Community of Christ ⓘ
ecclesiasticalStatus	top-level world church quorum ⓘ
focusArea	church planting ⓘ evangelism ⓘ leadership development ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ spiritual formation ⓘ
governs	missionary program of Community of Christ ⓘ
hasCanonicalRole	receives and responds to counsel from the prophet-president ⓘ
hasFunction	development of new ministries ⓘ policy implementation in mission fields ⓘ support of congregational life ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (early Latter Day Saint movement) ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	mission centers ⓘ
hasMemberCount	12 ⓘ
hasResponsibility	interpretation and implementation of World Conference legislation ⓘ
hasTypeOfLeadership	collective leadership ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Independence, Missouri, United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
meetsAt	Community of Christ International Headquarters ⓘ
memberTitle	apostle ⓘ
oversees	church expansion strategies ⓘ
participatesIn	World Conference (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: World Conference of the Community of Christ
partOf	world church leadership of Community of Christ ⓘ
primaryResponsibility	church expansion ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ worldwide missionary work ⓘ
provides	spiritual guidance to the church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint
reportsTo	World Conference (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: World Conference of the Community of Christ
roleInAdministration	assigns and supervises mission center presidents ⓘ
roleInCalling	recommends priesthood calls in mission fields ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority	worldwide ⓘ
subordinateTo	First Presidency (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: First Presidency
supports	Community of Christ Enduring Principles ⓘ linked to: Community of Christ Community of Christ Mission Statement ⓘ
teaches	Community of Christ mission initiatives ⓘ
worksUnderDirectionOf	First Presidency (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: First Presidency
worksWith	Order of Bishops (Community of Christ) ⓘ linked to: Presiding Bishopric Presiding Evangelist (Community of Christ) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Community of Christ → governingBody → Council of Twelve Apostles ⓘ

RLDS Church → governanceBody → Council of Twelve Apostles ⓘ

Presiding Bishopric → collaboratesWith → Council of Twelve Apostles of the Community of Christ ⓘ