diocesan offices of laity and family life
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Diocesan offices of laity and family life are local Catholic Church departments that support and coordinate pastoral initiatives for lay participation, marriage, and family ministry within a diocese.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office for Laity, Marriage and Family Life | 1 |
| Office of Laity and Family Life | 1 |
| Office of Parish Life | 1 |
| diocesan offices of laity and family life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4851683 — 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: diocesan offices of laity and family life Context triple: [Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, worksWith, diocesan offices of laity and family life]
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Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth
The Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth is an office of the U.S. Catholic bishops that oversees and supports national pastoral initiatives related to lay participation in the Church, marriage, family life, and youth and young adult ministry.
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Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Section for the Laity
Section for the Laity is a department within the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life that focuses on promoting and supporting the vocation, mission, and participation of lay people in the life and mission of the Church.
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D.
Secretariat for the Service of Faith
The Secretariat for the Service of Faith is a central Jesuit office that coordinates and promotes the Society of Jesus’s global mission in evangelization, spirituality, and theological reflection.
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E.
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life within the Catholic Church.
- 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: diocesan offices of laity and family life Target entity description: Diocesan offices of laity and family life are local Catholic Church departments that support and coordinate pastoral initiatives for lay participation, marriage, and family ministry within a diocese.
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A.
Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth
The Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth is an office of the U.S. Catholic bishops that oversees and supports national pastoral initiatives related to lay participation in the Church, marriage, family life, and youth and young adult ministry.
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B.
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Section for the Laity
Section for the Laity is a department within the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life that focuses on promoting and supporting the vocation, mission, and participation of lay people in the life and mission of the Church.
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D.
Secretariat for the Service of Faith
The Secretariat for the Service of Faith is a central Jesuit office that coordinates and promotes the Society of Jesus’s global mission in evangelization, spirituality, and theological reflection.
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E.
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life within the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic diocesan office
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church administrative unit ⓘ pastoral ministry structure ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
foster active lay participation in the mission of the Church
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strengthen Christian family life ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Catholic lay associations
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ecclesial movements ⓘ parish family life ministries ⓘ parish pastoral councils ⓘ |
| coordinates |
pastoral initiatives for families
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pastoral initiatives for laity ⓘ pastoral initiatives for marriage ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
families
ⓘ
laity ⓘ married couples ⓘ |
| hasPastoralArea |
domestic church formation
ⓘ
evangelization of families ⓘ lay leadership development ⓘ parental formation ⓘ preparation for marriage ⓘ promotion of lay ministries ⓘ support for married life ⓘ |
| implements |
diocesan pastoral plan for family
ⓘ
diocesan pastoral plan for laity ⓘ |
| levelOfJurisdiction | diocesan level ⓘ |
| mayBeCalled |
Family Life Office
ⓘ
Office for Laity, Marriage and Family Life ⓘ
linked to:
diocesan offices of laity and family life
Office of Laity and Family Life ⓘ
linked to:
diocesan offices of laity and family life
|
| operatesWithin | diocese ⓘ |
| organizes |
diocesan family events
ⓘ
marriage enrichment programs ⓘ |
| promotes |
church teaching on family
ⓘ
church teaching on marriage ⓘ vocation of the laity ⓘ |
| provides |
resources for family catechesis
ⓘ
resources for marriage preparation ⓘ training for lay leaders ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
ⓘ
linked to:
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
Pontifical Council for the Laity (historically) ⓘ
linked to:
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
|
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| reportsTo | diocesan bishop ⓘ |
| scope | pastoral care of laity and families ⓘ |
| staffedBy |
lay ecclesial ministers
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ordained clergy ⓘ religious personnel ⓘ |
| supports |
family ministry
ⓘ
lay participation in church life ⓘ marriage ministry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: diocesan offices of laity and family life Description of subject: Diocesan offices of laity and family life are local Catholic Church departments that support and coordinate pastoral initiatives for lay participation, marriage, and family ministry within a diocese.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth
→
worksWith
→
diocesan offices of laity and family life
ⓘ
diocesan offices of laity and family life
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mayBeCalled
→
Office for Laity, Marriage and Family Life
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linked to: diocesan offices of laity and family life
linked to: diocesan offices of laity and family life
linked to: diocesan offices of laity and family life