General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

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Roman Curia office Vatican dicastery-level body administrative body of the Holy See

The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops is the permanent Vatican office that organizes, coordinates, and supports the work of the Synod of Bishops convened by the pope.

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Label	Occurrences
General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops canonical	20
General Secretariat of the Synod	3
General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops	1
Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2545236 — 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: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
Context triple: [Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012), underDicastery, General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops]

A. Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs
The Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs is an office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for theological guidance and matters of canon law within the Church in the United States.
B. Dicastery for Bishops
The Dicastery for Bishops is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing the selection, appointment, and governance of Catholic bishops worldwide.
C. Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
The Dicastery for the Oriental Churches is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing and supporting the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome.
D. 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.
E. Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
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: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
Target entity description: The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops is the permanent Vatican office that organizes, coordinates, and supports the work of the Synod of Bishops convened by the pope.

A. Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs
The Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs is an office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for theological guidance and matters of canon law within the Church in the United States.
B. Dicastery for Bishops
The Dicastery for Bishops is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing the selection, appointment, and governance of Catholic bishops worldwide.
C. Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
The Dicastery for the Oriental Churches is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing and supporting the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome.
D. 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.
E. Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Curia office ⓘ Vatican dicastery-level body ⓘ administrative body of the Holy See ⓘ
activity	assists in drafting post-synodal documents ⓘ collects and synthesizes responses from local churches ⓘ organizes synodal assemblies in Rome ⓘ prepares instrumentum laboris (working documents) for synods ⓘ prepares lineamenta (preparatory documents) for synods ⓘ
canonicalStatus	organ of the Synod of Bishops with stable character ⓘ
characteristic	permanent office serving a periodically convened body ⓘ
country	Vatican City State ⓘ linked to: Vatican City
dateEstablished	1965-09-15 ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
establishedBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
establishedByDocument	Apostolic Letter Apostolica Sollicitudo ⓘ
establishedByDocumentType	motu proprio ⓘ
function	assists the pope in matters relating to the Synod of Bishops ⓘ implements decisions and indications arising from synodal assemblies ⓘ maintains communication with episcopal conferences regarding synodal matters ⓘ prepares synodal assemblies ⓘ
governedBy	Code of Canon Law canons on the Synod of Bishops ⓘ linked to: Codex Iuris Canonici apostolic constitution Episcopalis Communio ⓘ
hasBody	Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
hasOffice	General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
headedBy	General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
historicalContext	post–Second Vatican Council reform of church governance ⓘ
jurisdiction	universal Church in matters pertaining to the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
languageOfWork	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ other major world languages for synodal documentation ⓘ
locatedIn	Vatican City ⓘ
name	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
partOf	Holy See ⓘ Roman Curia ⓘ Synod of Bishops ⓘ
purpose	to coordinate the activities of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ to organize the meetings of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ to support the work of the Synod of Bishops between its assemblies ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
reportsTo	Pope ⓘ Synod of Bishops ⓘ
shortName	General Secretariat of the Synod ⓘ linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
website	https://www.synod.va ⓘ
worksWith	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ episcopal conferences ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

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

Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization (2012) → underDicastery → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Synod of Bishops → headedBy → General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Instrumentum laboris (2015) → publishedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Lineamenta on the pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization → publishedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum Laboris for the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family → publishedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

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

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

General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → name → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → shortName → General Secretariat of the Synod ⓘ

linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → hasOffice → Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church → isPromotedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

2023 Synod on Synodality → organizedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

1994 Synod of Bishops on Consecrated Life → preparatoryBody → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) → churchBodyResponsible → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum laboris for the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → publisher → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Instrumentum laboris for the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → issuedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → organizedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

subject linked to: Ordinary General Assembly

Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → associatedWith → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

First Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1969) → isOrganizedBy → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → hasGovernanceBody → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

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

General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops → hasOrgan → General Secretariat of the Synod ⓘ

linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops → responsibleFor → General Secretariat of the Synod ⓘ

linked to: General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → partOf → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops → associatedWithOffice → General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

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