Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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The Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a senior Vatican official who assists in overseeing and directing the Catholic Church’s global policies and governance concerning religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated life.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Context triple: [Undersecretary for Religious, reportsTo, Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life]
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Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is the Vatican official who leads the Roman Curia department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life in the Catholic Church.
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Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
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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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.
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Undersecretary for Religious
The Undersecretary for Religious is a senior official in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life who assists in overseeing and coordinating matters related to religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Target entity description: The Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a senior Vatican official who assists in overseeing and directing the Catholic Church’s global policies and governance concerning religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated life.
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Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is the Vatican official who leads the Roman Curia department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life in the Catholic Church.
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Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
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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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.
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Undersecretary for Religious
The Undersecretary for Religious is a senior official in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life who assists in overseeing and coordinating matters related to religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical office
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senior Vatican official ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| assists | Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| changedNameBy | apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ |
| changedNameFrom | Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
consultors of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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diocesan bishops ⓘ episcopal conferences ⓘ undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| field |
canon law
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consecrated life ⓘ governance of religious life ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | universal Church ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Code of Canon Law
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linked to:
Code of Canon Law (1983)
apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus ⓘ
linked to:
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ |
| location | Palazzo delle Congregazioni, Rome ⓘ |
| oversees |
hermits and consecrated virgins in relation to universal norms
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institutes of consecrated life ⓘ religious congregations ⓘ religious orders ⓘ secular institutes ⓘ societies of apostolic life ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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Holy See ⓘ Roman Curia ⓘ |
| rank | second-highest official of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| reportsTo |
Pope
ⓘ
Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| requires | episcopal ordination or equivalent papal dispensation ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
approval of constitutions of religious institutes
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erection of new institutes of consecrated life ⓘ governance of religious institutes at the universal level ⓘ implementation of universal norms on consecrated life ⓘ matters concerning the temporal goods of religious institutes at the universal level ⓘ promotion of consecrated life in the Church ⓘ suppression of institutes of consecrated life according to canon law ⓘ |
| scope |
global policies on other forms of consecrated life
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global policies on religious institutes ⓘ global policies on societies of apostolic life ⓘ |
| usuallyHeldBy | titular archbishop ⓘ |
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Subject: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Description of subject: The Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a senior Vatican official who assists in overseeing and directing the Catholic Church’s global policies and governance concerning religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated life.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Undersecretary for Religious
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reportsTo
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Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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José Rodríguez Carballo
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positionHeld
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Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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linked to: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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supervises
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Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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linked to: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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alternativeName
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Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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linked to: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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changedNameFrom
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Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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linked to: Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life