usesEpiscopalSuccession

P14651
predicate

Indicates that one entity maintains its authority or leadership through a line of bishops consecrated in an unbroken chain from earlier bishops (episcopal succession).

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom 11
hasCatholicSuccession 3
followsEpiscopalSuccession 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesEpiscopalSuccession
Generated description
Indicates that one entity maintains its authority or leadership through a line of bishops consecrated in an unbroken chain from earlier bishops (episcopal succession).

Sample triples (21)

Subject Object
Old Catholic Church in the Philippines true ⓘ
Orthodox Church of Alexandria Saint Mark the Evangelist via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Mark the Evangelist
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark Saint Mark the Evangelist via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Mark the Evangelist
Diocese of Mississippi Church of England via predicate surface "isApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Montana Anglican apostolic succession via predicate surface "hasEpiscopalSuccession" ⓘ
Old Catholic Church of Poland true via predicate surface "hasApostolicSuccession" ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Saint Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostle Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostle Paul via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Saint Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Apostolic See of Antioch via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Patriarchate of Antioch
Bishop of Regensburg Catholic episcopate via predicate surface "isApostolicSuccessionOf" ⓘ
Patriarch of Antioch Maronite Patriarch of Antioch via predicate surface "hasCatholicSuccession" ⓘ
linked to: Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Patriarch of Antioch Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch via predicate surface "hasCatholicSuccession" ⓘ
Patriarch of Antioch Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch via predicate surface "hasCatholicSuccession" ⓘ
Melkite Greek Catholic bishops early Christian bishops of Antioch via predicate surface "maintainApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
Church of Ceylon Anglican apostolic succession via predicate surface "followsEpiscopalSuccession" ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Saint Mark the Evangelist via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Mark the Evangelist
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Saint Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch See of Antioch via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ
linked to: Patriarchate of Antioch
Roman Church Apostle Peter via predicate surface "claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom" ⓘ