Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor

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Catholic ecclesiastical title office in a religious order religious leadership position

The Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor is the worldwide leader and highest administrative authority of the Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor canonical	3
General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor	1
Minister General of the Franciscans	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3640536 — 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: Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor
Context triple: [José Rodríguez Carballo, previousPosition, Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor]

A. Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.
B. Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross
The Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross is the highest-ranking leader of this Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its global governance, spiritual direction, and administration.
C. 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.
D. Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Marist Brothers, responsible for guiding the congregation’s global mission and governance.
E. Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church is the senior Vatican official responsible for administering the temporal goods of the Holy See and overseeing the governance of the Church during a papal interregnum.
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: Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor
Target entity description: The Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor is the worldwide leader and highest administrative authority of the Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church.

A. Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.
B. Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross
The Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross is the highest-ranking leader of this Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its global governance, spiritual direction, and administration.
C. 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.
D. Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Marist Brothers, responsible for guiding the congregation’s global mission and governance.
E. Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church is the senior Vatican official responsible for administering the temporal goods of the Holy See and overseeing the governance of the Church during a papal interregnum.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic ecclesiastical title ⓘ office in a religious order ⓘ religious leadership position ⓘ
appointedBy	General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ linked to: Order of Friars Minor
assistedBy	General Definitory of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Franciscan titles ⓘ Superiors general of Catholic religious institutes ⓘ
canDelegateTo	Vicar General of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
electionMethod	elected by representatives of the provinces of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
establishedBy	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
establishedIn	early 13th century ⓘ
governsFrom	General Curia of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ linked to: Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Minister General of the Franciscans ⓘ linked to: Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor
hasTitle	Minister General ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	Minister of the fraternity founded by Francis of Assisi ⓘ
jurisdiction	worldwide ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Franciscan friars of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ linked to: Order of Friars Minor
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ
LatinTitle	Minister Generalis Ordinis Fratrum Minorum ⓘ
legalBasis	Canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
memberOf	Franciscan family of religious orders ⓘ linked to: Franciscan family
officeHolderMustBe	professed friar minor ⓘ
officeHolderUsuallyIs	ordained priest ⓘ
oversees	custodies and foundations of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ provinces of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
partOf	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousFamily	Franciscan Order ⓘ
religiousOrder	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
requiresMembershipIn	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
requiresVows	religious vows of poverty, chastity and obedience ⓘ
responsibleFor	administrative governance of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ implementation of Franciscan constitutions and statutes ⓘ promotion of Franciscan charism worldwide ⓘ spiritual leadership of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
role	highest administrative authority of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ worldwide leader of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
seat	Rome ⓘ
subordinateTo	Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ
termLength	six years ⓘ
termRenewable	yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

José Rodríguez Carballo → previousPosition → Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ

Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land → underAuthorityOf → Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ

St. Bonaventure → positionHeld → Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ

Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor → hasAlternativeName → General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ

linked to: Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor

Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor → hasAlternativeName → Minister General of the Franciscans ⓘ