Pastoral Provision
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Pastoral Provision is a 1980 initiative of the Catholic Church in the United States that allows former Anglican clergy and communities to enter into full communion with Rome while preserving elements of their Anglican liturgical and spiritual heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pastoral Provision canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2364939 — 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: Pastoral Provision Context triple: [Anglican Use, establishedByDocument, Pastoral Provision]
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A.
Pastures of Plenty
Pastures of Plenty is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of migrant workers during the Dust Bowl era.
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B.
Pastorals
Pastorals is an early poetic work by Alexander Pope that imitates classical pastoral poetry through idealized depictions of rural life and shepherds.
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C.
Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
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D.
The Gentle Shepherd
The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
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E.
Pastos
Pastos is a city in southwestern Colombia known as a historic Andean settlement and regional cultural center.
- 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: Pastoral Provision Target entity description: Pastoral Provision is a 1980 initiative of the Catholic Church in the United States that allows former Anglican clergy and communities to enter into full communion with Rome while preserving elements of their Anglican liturgical and spiritual heritage.
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A.
Pastures of Plenty
Pastures of Plenty is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of migrant workers during the Dust Bowl era.
-
B.
Pastorals
Pastorals is an early poetic work by Alexander Pope that imitates classical pastoral poetry through idealized depictions of rural life and shepherds.
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C.
Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
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D.
The Gentle Shepherd
The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
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E.
Pastos
Pastos is a city in southwestern Colombia known as a historic Andean settlement and regional cultural center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical initiative
ⓘ
structure for former Anglicans ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision ⓘ |
| allows |
establishment of personal parishes for former Anglicans
ⓘ
ordination of married former Anglican clergy as Catholic priests ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Catholic Church in the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church in the United States
former Anglican Church communities ⓘ former Episcopal Church clergy ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | particular law for the United States ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of Catholic parishes with Anglican liturgical patrimony
ⓘ
integration of former Anglican clergy into Catholic presbyterates ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
case-by-case evaluation of candidates for priestly ordination
ⓘ
pastoral care for groups of former Anglicans ⓘ use of Anglican-style liturgical texts adapted for Catholic use ⓘ |
| inspired | development of structures for Anglican ordinariates ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Latin Church dioceses in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | special norms approved by the Holy See ⓘ |
| overseenBy | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| preceded | establishment of Personal Ordinariates for former Anglicans ⓘ |
| purpose |
to preserve elements of Anglican liturgical heritage within the Catholic Church
ⓘ
to preserve elements of Anglican spiritual heritage within the Catholic Church ⓘ to provide a mechanism for Anglican communities to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church ⓘ to provide a mechanism for former Anglican clergy to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglican Use
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican Use liturgy
Anglicanorum coetibus ⓘ Personal Ordinariates ⓘ
surface form:
Personal Ordinariates for former Anglicans
personal parishes for former Anglicans in the United States ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| requires |
acceptance of the authority of the Pope
ⓘ
completion of a program of theological formation for former Anglican clergy ⓘ profession of faith in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
ecclesial reconciliation
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unity of Christians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Pastoral Provision Description of subject: Pastoral Provision is a 1980 initiative of the Catholic Church in the United States that allows former Anglican clergy and communities to enter into full communion with Rome while preserving elements of their Anglican liturgical and spiritual heritage.
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