Superior General
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The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission, administration, and spiritual direction worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Superior General canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6496655 — 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: Superior General Context triple: [Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, governance, Superior General]
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A.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Claretian Missionaries, responsible for guiding the congregation’s global mission, administration, and spiritual direction.
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B.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Marist Brothers, responsible for guiding the congregation’s global mission and governance.
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C.
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.
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D.
Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is the worldwide leader of the Dehonians, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and social justice.
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E.
Captain General of the Church
The Captain General of the Church was the highest military commander of the Papal States, leading the papal armies on behalf of the pope during the Renaissance and early modern period.
- 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: Superior General Target entity description: The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission, administration, and spiritual direction worldwide.
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A.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Marist Brothers, responsible for guiding the congregation’s global mission and governance.
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B.
Superior General
The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Claretian Missionaries, responsible for guiding the congregation’s global mission, administration, and spiritual direction.
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C.
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.
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D.
Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart
The Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is the worldwide leader of the Dehonians, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and social justice.
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E.
Captain General of the Church
The Captain General of the Church was the highest military commander of the Papal States, leading the papal armies on behalf of the pope during the Renaissance and early modern period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical title
ⓘ
leadership office ⓘ religious superior ⓘ |
| administrativeDuty |
approves major decisions affecting provinces and delegations
ⓘ
manages temporal goods of the congregation at the general level ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Superior General of the OMI
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Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
general council of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
ⓘ
provincials of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| canBeReelected | yes ⓘ |
| canonicalBasis | constitutions and rules of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | General Council of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalContext |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| electedBy | General Chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Eugene de Mazenod
ⓘ
linked to:
Eugène de Mazenod
|
| function |
approves the establishment or suppression of provinces and missions
ⓘ
convenes the General Chapter ⓘ ensures fidelity to the charism of Saint Eugene de Mazenod ⓘ issues directives and circular letters to members ⓘ oversees formation policies for the congregation ⓘ promotes evangelization among the poor ⓘ represents the congregation to the Holy See ⓘ represents the congregation to the universal Church ⓘ |
| governingBody | heads the central government of the congregation ⓘ |
| hasCouncil | General Council of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | office created by Saint Eugene de Mazenod ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| officialLanguageTitle | Supérieur général des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée ⓘ |
| pastoralPriority |
mission to the poor and most abandoned
ⓘ
support of missionary works in multiple countries ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| religiousOrderType | clerical religious congregation of pontifical right ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | must be a priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| religiousVowsRequired | member must be a perpetually professed Oblate ⓘ |
| reportsTo | General Chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| requiresApprovalFrom | Holy See for certain major decisions ⓘ |
| residence | General House of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Rome ⓘ |
| responsibility |
guiding the congregation’s mission
ⓘ
overseeing administration of the congregation ⓘ providing spiritual direction for the congregation ⓘ |
| roleInChurch | governs the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate worldwide ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | elected by delegates representing the worldwide congregation ⓘ |
| spiritualDuty |
guards the missionary spirit of the congregation
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promotes community life and prayer among Oblates ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | sign of unity for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| termLength | fixed term defined by the constitutions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Superior General Description of subject: The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission, administration, and spiritual direction worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
OMI