Rector Major
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The Rector Major is the worldwide leader and highest authority of the Salesians of Don Bosco, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission and governance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rector Major canonical | 2 |
| Rector Maior | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10869289 — 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: Rector Major Context triple: [Salesians of Don Bosco, governedBy, Rector Major]
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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.
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B.
Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is the worldwide leader of the Dehonians, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and social justice.
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C.
Rector
The Rector is the highest academic and administrative leader of the University of Tirana, responsible for overseeing its governance, strategy, and overall management.
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D.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission, administration, and spiritual direction worldwide.
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E.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of a Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its overall governance, spiritual direction, and global mission.
- 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: Rector Major Target entity description: The Rector Major is the worldwide leader and highest authority of the Salesians of Don Bosco, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission and governance.
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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.
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B.
Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is the worldwide leader of the Dehonians, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and social justice.
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C.
Rector
The Rector is the highest academic and administrative leader of the University of Tirana, responsible for overseeing its governance, strategy, and overall management.
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D.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission, administration, and spiritual direction worldwide.
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E.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of a Catholic religious congregation, responsible for its overall governance, spiritual direction, and global mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical title
ⓘ
leadership office ⓘ religious superior general ⓘ |
| associatedCharism | Salesian charism ⓘ |
| associatedSaint |
Saint John Bosco
ⓘ
linked to:
John Bosco
|
| collaboratesWith |
Salesian provincial superiors
ⓘ
linked to:
Salesian Family
Vicar of the Rector Major ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| electedBy | General Chapter of the Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ |
| focusPopulation |
poor and marginalized youth
ⓘ
young people ⓘ |
| founderOfOrder |
Saint John Bosco
ⓘ
linked to:
John Bosco
|
| hasCouncil | General Council of the Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Salesian Generalate in Rome ⓘ |
| historicalFirstHolder |
Saint John Bosco
ⓘ
linked to:
John Bosco
|
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle |
Rector Maior
ⓘ
linked to:
Rector Major
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| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| oversees |
Salesian educational institutions
ⓘ
Salesian missions ⓘ Salesian parishes ⓘ Salesian provinces ⓘ Salesian youth centers ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousFamily | Salesian Family ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ |
| responsibility |
animation of the Salesian Family
ⓘ
appointment of provincial superiors ⓘ approval of major decisions of the congregation ⓘ approval of new provinces and circumscriptions ⓘ care for the formation of Salesians ⓘ convocation of the General Chapter of the Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ fidelity to the charism of Saint John Bosco ⓘ governance of the Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ guiding the congregation’s mission ⓘ implementation of decisions of the General Chapter ⓘ oversight of Salesian works worldwide ⓘ promotion of Salesian spirituality ⓘ promotion of missionary activity of the congregation ⓘ promotion of vocations to Salesian life ⓘ promotion of youth ministry in the Salesian tradition ⓘ representation of the congregation in relations with the Holy See ⓘ representation of the congregation in the Catholic Church ⓘ safeguarding of Salesian educational principles ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization |
highest authority of the Salesians of Don Bosco
ⓘ
worldwide leader of the Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ |
| termType | fixed term renewable ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf |
father and center of unity of the Salesian Family
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successor of Don Bosco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Rector Major Description of subject: The Rector Major is the worldwide leader and highest authority of the Salesians of Don Bosco, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission and governance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.