Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
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The Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council was a senior Vatican official responsible for assisting in the governance and administration of the Roman Catholic Church’s disciplinary and pastoral matters under that congregation.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3276291 — 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: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council Context triple: [Sacred Congregation of the Council, hasOffice, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council]
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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.
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Sacred Congregation for Religious
The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
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C.
Apostolic Signatura
The Apostolic Signatura is the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority and supreme court, overseeing the administration of justice within the Church under the authority of the Holy See.
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Apostolic Penitentiary
The Apostolic Penitentiary is a high-level tribunal of the Catholic Church responsible for matters of the internal forum, including the granting of absolutions, dispensations, and indulgences reserved to the Holy See.
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E.
Dean of the College of Cardinals
The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the senior cardinal who presides over the college, playing a leading role in papal elections and serving as a principal advisor within the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy.
- 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: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council Target entity description: The Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council was a senior Vatican official responsible for assisting in the governance and administration of the Roman Catholic Church’s disciplinary and pastoral matters under that congregation.
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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.
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B.
Sacred Congregation for Religious
The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
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C.
Apostolic Signatura
The Apostolic Signatura is the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority and supreme court, overseeing the administration of justice within the Church under the authority of the Holy See.
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D.
Apostolic Penitentiary
The Apostolic Penitentiary is a high-level tribunal of the Catholic Church responsible for matters of the internal forum, including the granting of absolutions, dispensations, and indulgences reserved to the Holy See.
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E.
Dean of the College of Cardinals
The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the senior cardinal who presides over the college, playing a leading role in papal elections and serving as a principal advisor within the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Curia position
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ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| appointedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| authorityFrom | Papal mandate ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Catholic ecclesiastical titles
ⓘ
Offices of the Roman Curia ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Curia
|
| country |
Papal States
ⓘ
Vatican City State ⓘ
linked to:
Vatican City
|
| governs |
application of canon law in disciplinary matters
ⓘ
pastoral practice in parishes ⓘ |
| hasRole |
assisted in governance of disciplinary matters
ⓘ
assisted in governance of pastoral matters ⓘ assisted the prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council ⓘ senior Vatican official ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ pre–Vatican II era ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
disciplinary matters in the Latin Church
ⓘ
pastoral matters in the Latin Church ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apostolic Palace
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| officeHolderRank |
Roman Catholic bishop
ⓘ
usually titular archbishop ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Holy See ⓘ Roman Curia ⓘ Sacred Congregation of the Council ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Council of Trent
ⓘ
Sacred Congregation for the Clergy ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred Congregation of the Council
|
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| responsibleFor |
administration of church discipline
ⓘ
day‑to‑day management of the congregation ⓘ implementation of decrees of the Council of Trent ⓘ interpretation of disciplinary norms ⓘ oversight of clerical discipline ⓘ oversight of parish discipline ⓘ preparation of decrees and instructions ⓘ |
| seat | Rome ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Pope
ⓘ
Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy ⓘ |
| typeOf | secretary of a dicastery ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| worksWith |
bishops and diocesan authorities
ⓘ
officials of the Sacred Congregation of the Council ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council Description of subject: The Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council was a senior Vatican official responsible for assisting in the governance and administration of the Roman Catholic Church’s disciplinary and pastoral matters under that congregation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sacred Congregation of the Council
→
hasOffice
→
Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
ⓘ
Pericle Felici
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positionHeld
→
secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments
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subject linked to:
Cardinal Pericle Felici
linked to: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
linked to: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
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successorOffice
→
Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy
ⓘ
linked to: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
subject linked to:
Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia
linked to: Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council