House of Clergy of the Church of England
E571568
The House of Clergy of the Church of England is one of the church’s three governing houses, composed of elected ordained ministers who participate in shaping its legislation, doctrine, and policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Clergy of the Church of England canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6146685 — 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: House of Clergy of the Church of England Context triple: [House of Bishops of the Church of England, parallelBody, House of Clergy of the Church of England]
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A.
Church of England clergy
Church of England clergy are ordained ministers in the Anglican tradition responsible for leading worship, preaching, administering sacraments, and providing pastoral care within the Church of England.
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B.
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is the assembly of bishops that provides episcopal leadership and oversight within the church’s synodical governance structure.
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C.
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is one of the two legislative bodies of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, composed of all its bishops who deliberate and vote on church policy and governance.
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Latin Church in England
The Latin Church in England is the Western-rite branch of the Catholic Church in England, encompassing its dioceses, parishes, clergy, and faithful under the authority of the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
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House of Bishops of the Church of England
The House of Bishops of the Church of England is the assembly of diocesan and selected suffragan bishops that forms one of the Church’s governing bodies, overseeing doctrine, worship, and pastoral guidance.
- 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: House of Clergy of the Church of England Target entity description: The House of Clergy of the Church of England is one of the church’s three governing houses, composed of elected ordained ministers who participate in shaping its legislation, doctrine, and policy.
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A.
Church of England clergy
Church of England clergy are ordained ministers in the Anglican tradition responsible for leading worship, preaching, administering sacraments, and providing pastoral care within the Church of England.
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B.
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is the assembly of bishops that provides episcopal leadership and oversight within the church’s synodical governance structure.
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C.
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is one of the two legislative bodies of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, composed of all its bishops who deliberate and vote on church policy and governance.
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D.
Latin Church in England
The Latin Church in England is the Western-rite branch of the Catholic Church in England, encompassing its dioceses, parishes, clergy, and faithful under the authority of the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
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E.
House of Bishops of the Church of England
The House of Bishops of the Church of England is the assembly of diocesan and selected suffragan bishops that forms one of the Church’s governing bodies, overseeing doctrine, worship, and pastoral guidance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
house of the General Synod ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Church of England ⓘ |
| can |
amend motions
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propose motions ⓘ reject measures ⓘ |
| compositionMethod |
election by diocesan clergy
ⓘ
includes ex officio members ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| decisionMakingRole | must normally approve measures for them to pass General Synod ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | indirect election via diocesan synods ⓘ |
| establishedAsPartOf | General Synod reforms of the Church of England ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | synodical government of the Church of England ⓘ |
| governs |
church discipline
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doctrine of the Church of England ⓘ worship of the Church of England ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | clergy-related matters in the Church of England ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
consider doctrinal statements
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consider liturgical revisions ⓘ debate measures and canons ⓘ represent clergy in church governance ⓘ vote on synodical legislation ⓘ |
| hasInternalDivision |
Canterbury region
ⓘ
linked to:
Canterbury Region
York region ⓘ
linked to:
York Region, Ontario
|
| hasMember |
deacons
ⓘ
ordained ministers ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| hasMemberCharacteristic |
elected
ⓘ
ordained ⓘ |
| isOneOf | three houses of the General Synod ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| meetsAt | sessions of the General Synod ⓘ |
| meetsWith | House of Bishops and House of Laity in full synod ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
shaping church doctrine
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shaping church legislation ⓘ shaping church policy ⓘ |
| partOf | General Synod of the Church of England ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Convocations of Canterbury and York (clerical houses)
ⓘ
linked to:
Convocation of Canterbury
|
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represents | licensed clergy of the Church of England ⓘ |
| scope |
Province of Canterbury
ⓘ
Province of York ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | clerical representation ⓘ |
| worksWith |
House of Bishops of the Church of England
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House of Laity of the Church of England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Clergy of the Church of England Description of subject: The House of Clergy of the Church of England is one of the church’s three governing houses, composed of elected ordained ministers who participate in shaping its legislation, doctrine, and policy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
House of Bishops of the Church of England
→
parallelBody
→
House of Clergy of the Church of England
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House of Laity of the Church of England
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worksAlongside
→
House of Clergy of the Church of England
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