Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)

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Catholic ecclesiastical organization episcopal conference association regional body of the Catholic Church

The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) is a regional body of the Catholic Church that coordinates and supports the pastoral work and collaboration of bishops’ conferences throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

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All labels observed (25)

Label	Occurrences
CELAM	3
Aparecida Conference	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – CELAM)	1
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – CELAM)	1
Council of Latin American Bishops (CELAM)	1
Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) canonical	1
Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) Medellín documents	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – CELAM)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano – CELAM)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Latin American Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Latin American Episcopal Council – CELAM – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)	1
Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Latin American Episcopal Council – Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño – CELAM)	1
Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops	1
Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops (1968)	1
Puebla Conference of Latin American Bishops (1979)	1
Second General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate (Medellín, 1968)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1228373 — 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: Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)
Context triple: [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico, affiliation, Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)]

A. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
B. Episcopal Conference of Peru
The Episcopal Conference of Peru is the national assembly of Catholic bishops in Peru that coordinates pastoral activities, sets common policies, and represents the Church in relations with the state and society.
C. General Assembly of Bishops
The General Assembly of Bishops is the principal deliberative body in which the Catholic bishops of the United States gather to discuss, decide, and coordinate national pastoral policies and initiatives.
D. Roman Catholic Church in Peru
The Roman Catholic Church in Peru is the largest and historically most influential Christian institution in the country, shaping its religious, cultural, and social life through a network of dioceses, parishes, and religious orders.
E. Catholic Church in the Americas
The Catholic Church in the Americas is the religious institution that became deeply embedded in the region’s social, political, and cultural life through its central role in evangelization, education, and governance during and after European colonization.
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: Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM)
Target entity description: The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) is a regional body of the Catholic Church that coordinates and supports the pastoral work and collaboration of bishops’ conferences throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

A. Synod of Bishops
The Synod of Bishops is the assembly of bishops in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal guidance, and high-level governance within the province.
B. Episcopal Conference of Peru
The Episcopal Conference of Peru is the national assembly of Catholic bishops in Peru that coordinates pastoral activities, sets common policies, and represents the Church in relations with the state and society.
C. General Assembly of Bishops
The General Assembly of Bishops is the principal deliberative body in which the Catholic bishops of the United States gather to discuss, decide, and coordinate national pastoral policies and initiatives.
D. Roman Catholic Church in Peru
The Roman Catholic Church in Peru is the largest and historically most influential Christian institution in the country, shaping its religious, cultural, and social life through a network of dioceses, parishes, and religious orders.
E. Catholic Church in the Americas
The Catholic Church in the Americas is the religious institution that became deeply embedded in the region’s social, political, and cultural life through its central role in evangelization, education, and governance during and after European colonization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic ecclesiastical organization ⓘ episcopal conference association ⓘ regional body of the Catholic Church ⓘ
activity	conducting theological reflection on regional issues ⓘ issuing pastoral guidelines ⓘ organizing general conferences of the Latin American episcopate ⓘ promoting continental pastoral plans ⓘ supporting missionary initiatives ⓘ
affiliation	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
appliesToJurisdiction	Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ
continent	Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Catholic lay movements in Latin America ⓘ Catholic religious congregations in Latin America ⓘ dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ national bishops’ conferences ⓘ
fieldOfWork	evangelization ⓘ formation of clergy and laity ⓘ human rights and social justice ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ social doctrine of the Church ⓘ
focusesOn	defense of human dignity ⓘ ecumenical and interreligious dialogue ⓘ family and youth pastoral care ⓘ inculturation of the Gospel in Latin American cultures ⓘ option for the poor ⓘ promotion of peace and reconciliation ⓘ vocations and priestly formation ⓘ
foundedBy	national bishops’ conferences of Latin America ⓘ surface form: Latin American Catholic bishops
hasOrgan	communications department ⓘ pastoral departments ⓘ social pastoral commissions ⓘ theological and doctrinal commissions ⓘ
hasPart	national bishops’ conferences of Latin America ⓘ national bishops’ conferences of the Caribbean ⓘ
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
officialName	Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano
parentOrganization	Holy See ⓘ
purpose	coordinate pastoral work of bishops’ conferences ⓘ foster collegiality among Catholic bishops ⓘ promote collaboration among bishops’ conferences ⓘ support evangelization in Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
regionServed	Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
shortName	Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CELAM

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Referenced by (27)

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

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico → affiliation → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

liberation theology → influencedBy → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops (1968)

liberation theology → influencedBy → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Puebla Conference of Latin American Bishops (1979)

Archbishop Óscar Romero → inspiredBy → Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ

subject surface form: Óscar Romero

this entity surface form: Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops