Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

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department of the Holy See dicastery of the Roman Curia organ of the Catholic Church

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is a department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the liturgy and regulation of the sacraments in the Catholic Church.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments canonical	19
Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	5
Congregation for Divine Worship	3
Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments	1
Office for the Discipline of the Sacraments	1
Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship	1
congregation of the Roman Curia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T220879 — 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: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Context triple: [Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite), authorizedBy, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]

A. 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.
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 Clergy
The Dicastery for the Clergy is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing Catholic priests, deacons, and seminaries worldwide.
D. 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.
E. Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life within 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: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Target entity description: The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is a department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the liturgy and regulation of the sacraments in the Catholic Church.

A. 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.
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 Clergy
The Dicastery for the Clergy is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing Catholic priests, deacons, and seminaries worldwide.
D. 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.
E. Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life within the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	department of the Holy See ⓘ dicastery of the Roman Curia ⓘ organ of the Catholic Church ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure uniformity of liturgical practice ⓘ promote active participation of the faithful in the liturgy ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Congregation for the Clergy ⓘ linked to: Dicastery for the Clergy Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ linked to: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
createdBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ apostolic constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio ⓘ
dateEstablished	1969 ⓘ
field	liturgy ⓘ sacramental discipline ⓘ
handles	indults related to liturgy ⓘ liturgical dispensations ⓘ questions regarding validity and liceity of sacraments ⓘ
hasLeader	prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
hasType	congregation of the Roman Curia ⓘ linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
headTitle	Prefect ⓘ
jurisdiction	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
locatedIn	Vatican City ⓘ
mergedFrom	Congregation for Divine Worship ⓘ linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
oversees	Roman Rite ⓘ discipline of the sacraments of the Latin Church ⓘ other Latin liturgical rites ⓘ regulation of Eucharistic worship ⓘ
partOf	Holy See ⓘ Roman Curia ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ
reorganizedBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ Pope Paul VI ⓘ apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ linked to: Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ linked to: Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
responsibleFor	approval of liturgical texts ⓘ discipline of the sacraments ⓘ liturgical norms ⓘ promotion of the liturgy ⓘ recognitio of translations of liturgical books ⓘ regulation of the sacraments ⓘ sacred liturgy in the Latin Church ⓘ
subordinateTo	Pope ⓘ Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ
supervises	approval of liturgical calendars ⓘ introduction of new liturgical celebrations ⓘ preparation of liturgical books ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

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

Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) → authorizedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith → hasSection → Office for the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

General Roman Calendar → regulatedBy → Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → promulgatedBy → Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Book of Blessings → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Traditionis custodes → entrustsTo → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments → mergedFrom → Congregation for Divine Worship ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments → mergedFrom → Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments → hasType → congregation of the Roman Curia ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Roman Pontifical → authority → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Vatican City institutions → includes → Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Office for Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff → relatedTo → Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Committee on Divine Worship → collaboratesWith → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Graduale Romanum → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Roman Martyrology → authority → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

De Benedictionibus → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Lectionary for Mass → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Antiphonale Romanum → authority → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Sacra Rituum Congregatio → relatedTo → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

subject linked to: apostolic constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio

General Instruction of the Roman Missal → hasAuthorityFrom → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Roman Rite → governedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Ceremonial of Bishops → promulgatedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Ambrosian Mass → governingAuthority → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Book of Divine Worship → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Divine Worship: The Missal → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Divine Worship: Daily Office → approvedBy → Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Divine Worship: Daily Office → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Ordo Exorcismorum → regulatedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

Rite of Penance → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

dicasteries of the Holy See → hasMember → Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

linked to: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Divine Worship: Occasional Services → approvedBy → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

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