XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

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Catholic Church synod Synod of Bishops assembly

The XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a 2012 gathering of Catholic bishops focused on the theme of the New Evangelization and the Church’s mission in contemporary society.

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Label	Occurrences
XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops canonical	6
XIII Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum	1

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Target entity: XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Context triple: [Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012), hasOfficialName, XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops]

A. Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) was a major Vatican gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the world.
B. XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum
XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum is the Latin title of the 2015 Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, a major gathering of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to discuss issues related to the family.
C. Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) was a special gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the modern world.
D. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that convenes bishops from around the world to advise the Pope on matters of doctrine, pastoral practice, and church governance.
E. 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.
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: XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Target entity description: The XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a 2012 gathering of Catholic bishops focused on the theme of the New Evangelization and the Church’s mission in contemporary society.

A. Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) was a major Vatican gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the world.
B. XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum
XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum is the Latin title of the 2015 Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, a major gathering of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to discuss issues related to the family.
C. Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) was a special gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the modern world.
D. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that convenes bishops from around the world to advise the Pope on matters of doctrine, pastoral practice, and church governance.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic Church synod ⓘ Synod of Bishops assembly ⓘ
aimedAt	promoting evangelization in traditionally Christian countries ⓘ renewal of pastoral practice in secularized societies ⓘ strengthening Catholic identity ⓘ
coincidesWith	Year of Faith (2012–2013) ⓘ linked to: Year of Faith
concerns	catechesis ⓘ relationship between faith and culture ⓘ secularization ⓘ transmission of faith in families ⓘ use of modern media in evangelization ⓘ
convenedBy	Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
endTime	2012-10-28 ⓘ
focusesOn	Church’s mission in contemporary society ⓘ new evangelization ⓘ transmission of the Christian faith ⓘ
followedBy	XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ linked to: Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
follows	XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
hasKeyDocument	Instrumentum Laboris for the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ Lineamenta for the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
hasLiturgicalClosing	Mass for the conclusion of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ linked to: Mass for the opening of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
hasLiturgicalOpening	Mass for the opening of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
hasTheme	The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith ⓘ linked to: Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012)
hostedBy	Holy See ⓘ
location	Aula Paolo VI ⓘ linked to: Paul VI Audience Hall Vatican City ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
ordinalNumber	13 ⓘ
participantType	Catholic bishop ⓘ auditor ⓘ cardinal ⓘ expert ⓘ patriarch ⓘ religious superior ⓘ
partOf	Synod of Bishops ⓘ
pointInTime	2012 ⓘ
president	Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
producedDocument	Propositiones of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
startTime	2012-10-07 ⓘ
typeOfEvent	international ecclesial gathering ⓘ

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

Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012) → hasOfficialName → XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum → follows → XIII Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum ⓘ

linked to: XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Lineamenta for the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → relatedToEvent → XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum Laboris for the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → preparedFor → XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Propositiones of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → issuedBy → XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Propositiones of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → partOf → XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Mass for the opening of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → partOf → XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

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