XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

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Synod of Bishops assembly ecclesiastical event

The XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a global gathering of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to advise the Pope on matters of Church doctrine and pastoral practice.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops canonical	2
2008 Synod of Bishops	1
Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11691533 — 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: XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Context triple: [XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, follows, XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops]

A. XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a 2012 gathering of Catholic bishops focused on the theme of the New Evangelization and the Church’s mission in contemporary society.
B. XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum
XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum is the Latin title of the 2015 Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, a major gathering of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to discuss issues related to the family.
C. Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) was a major Vatican gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the world.
D. Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is the concluding document summarizing the deliberations and pastoral guidelines of the 2015 synod on the family in the Catholic Church.
E. Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) was a special gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the modern world.
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: XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Target entity description: The XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a global gathering of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to advise the Pope on matters of Church doctrine and pastoral practice.

A. XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was a 2012 gathering of Catholic bishops focused on the theme of the New Evangelization and the Church’s mission in contemporary society.
B. XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum
XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum is the Latin title of the 2015 Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, a major gathering of Catholic bishops convened in Rome to discuss issues related to the family.
C. Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) was a major Vatican gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the world.
D. Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is the concluding document summarizing the deliberations and pastoral guidelines of the 2015 synod on the family in the Catholic Church.
E. Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) was a special gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the modern world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Synod of Bishops assembly ⓘ ecclesiastical event ⓘ
advises	Pope ⓘ
authority	Magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: magisterium of the Catholic Church
belongsToPeriod	21st century ⓘ
canLeadTo	post-synodal apostolic exhortation ⓘ
convenedBy	Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
convenes	bishops from different continents ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
decisionMakingRole	consultative ⓘ
ecclesialStatus	non-ecumenical synod ⓘ
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction	worldwide dioceses ⓘ
follows	previous ordinary general assemblies of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
hasCanonicalBasis	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
hasGovernanceBody	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
hasParticipantRole	president delegate ⓘ relator general ⓘ special secretary ⓘ synod father ⓘ
hasTopicType	doctrinal issues ⓘ pastoral issues ⓘ
hasType	ordinary general assembly ⓘ
isPartOf	Synod of Bishops ⓘ governance of the Catholic Church ⓘ
language	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
location	Rome ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
meetsIn	synodal hall ⓘ
ordinalNumber	12 ⓘ
organizedBy	Synod of Bishops ⓘ
participants	Catholic bishops ⓘ auditors ⓘ cardinals ⓘ experts ⓘ
precedes	later ordinary general assemblies of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
produces	propositions for the Pope ⓘ
purpose	to advise the Pope on Church doctrine ⓘ to advise the Pope on pastoral practice ⓘ
religiousContext	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
religiousDenomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
religiousLevel	universal Church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
reportsTo	Pope ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
subject	Church doctrine ⓘ pastoral practice ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops → follows → XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

The Word of the Lord → basedOn → XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ

The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church → isThemeOf → 2008 Synod of Bishops ⓘ

linked to: XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) → hasType → Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ