Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae

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apostolic constitution document of the Roman Catholic Church papal document

Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae is a 1967 papal document by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae canonical	1
apostolic constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae	1
constitution of the Roman Curia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2402582 — 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: Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
Context triple: [Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus, predecessor, Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae]

A. apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis
The apostolic constitution *Universi Dominici Gregis* is a key legal document of the Catholic Church that sets out the procedures for the College of Cardinals in electing a new pope after the papal see becomes vacant.
B. Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
The Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" is a major 2022 reform document by Pope Francis that reorganizes the Roman Curia and redefines the structure and functions of Vatican departments.
C. Lumen Gentium
Lumen Gentium is a key dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates its self-understanding, especially the nature and mission of the Church, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.
D. Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
E. Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of 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: Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
Target entity description: Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae is a 1967 papal document by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.

A. apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis
The apostolic constitution *Universi Dominici Gregis* is a key legal document of the Catholic Church that sets out the procedures for the College of Cardinals in electing a new pope after the papal see becomes vacant.
B. Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
The Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium" is a major 2022 reform document by Pope Francis that reorganizes the Roman Curia and redefines the structure and functions of Vatican departments.
C. Lumen Gentium
Lumen Gentium is a key dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates its self-understanding, especially the nature and mission of the Church, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.
D. Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
E. Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is a 1988 papal document issued by Pope John Paul II that reorganized and defined the structure and functions of the Roman Curia, the central administrative apparatus of the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	apostolic constitution ⓘ document of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ papal document ⓘ
appliesTo	Roman congregations ⓘ linked to: Roman Curia Secretariat of State ⓘ dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ linked to: dicasteries of the Holy See offices of the Roman Curia ⓘ tribunals of the Roman Curia ⓘ
author	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
belongsTo	magisterium of Pope Paul VI ⓘ linked to: magisterium of the Catholic Church postconciliar curial reform documents ⓘ
canonicalStatus	part of the body of pontifical legislation ⓘ
concerns	coordination of curial activities ⓘ relationship between the Pope and the Roman Curia ⓘ service of the Roman Curia to the universal Church ⓘ
conciliarContext	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Vatican City State ⓘ linked to: Vatican City
dateOfPromulgation	1967 ⓘ
documentType	legislative document ⓘ
ecclesiasticalRank	highest form of papal legislative document after dogmatic constitutions ⓘ
governingBodyAffected	Roman Curia ⓘ
historicalPeriod	post–Vatican II era ⓘ
issuedBy	Holy See ⓘ Roman Pontiff ⓘ linked to: Pope
juridicalScope	Roman Curia ⓘ central governance of the Catholic Church ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalEffect	abrogation and modification of earlier curial regulations ⓘ revised norms for the structure of the Roman Curia ⓘ
legalForm	apostolic constitution ⓘ
placeOfPromulgation	Vatican City ⓘ
predecessor	Apostolic Constitution Sapienti Consilio ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
purpose	implementation of reforms of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ reorganization of the Roman Curia ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
religiousTradition	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
subjectMatter	functions of dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ organization of the Roman Curia ⓘ reform of central church administration ⓘ
successor	Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ linked to: Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
targetAudience	bishops of the Catholic Church ⓘ canon lawyers ⓘ officials of the Roman Curia ⓘ
theologicalBasis	ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ
title	Regimini Ecclesiae Universae ⓘ linked to: Regimini Ecclesiae universae

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Referenced by (3)

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

Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus → predecessor → Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae ⓘ

Sacred Congregation of the Council → dissolvedBy → apostolic constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae ⓘ

linked to: Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae

Immensa Aeterni Dei → legalStatus → constitution of the Roman Curia ⓘ