{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.catholic-church-in-nepal","code":"thing-q1413800","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1413800/","name":"Catholic Church in Nepal","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Society, people and institutions","entryKind":"thing","plane":"SOC","domain":["SOC.ORG"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The Catholic Church in Nepal is the community of Catholic faithful and ecclesiastical institutions in Nepal in communion with the Bishop of Rome, rather than necessarily a single civil legal entity.","purpose":"Enable an agent to identify the Catholic Church in Nepal, assess its institutional and pastoral state, and determine which authority may authorize a proposed action.","scope":{"in":["Criteria for recognizing Catholic communities and institutions operating in Nepal","Ecclesiastical jurisdictions, governance, appointments and delegated authority","Relationships among local Catholic communities, religious institutes and the wider Catholic Church","Pastoral provision, participation and geographic accessibility within Nepal","Civil identities, institutional accountability and conditions governing Catholic activities","Institutional continuity, jurisdictional changes and unresolved coverage gaps"],"out":["Universal Catholic doctrine and worldwide Church governance except where they determine local authority","Other Christian churches in Nepal and interfaith bodies as independent institutions","Individual clergy, religious and laypeople as complete biographical or personal records","Church buildings, land and sacred objects as physical assets","Schools, hospitals and charities as fully modeled operating organizations","Nepal's political system and religious law except where they affect this ecclesial presence"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Catholic identity requires evidence of ecclesial recognition or communion; a Christian name or religious service alone does not establish inclusion.","An institution must have an evidenced territorial, pastoral or operational connection to Nepal; an overseas supporter is a related actor rather than automatically a constituent.","The country-level Church must be distinguished from any particular jurisdiction, religious institute or registered organization representing part of it.","A Catholic-operated school or charity may belong to the institutional network without making its students, patients or beneficiaries members of the Church.","Ecclesiastical office, religious-institute authority and civil signing authority must be established separately rather than inferred from a person's title."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"catholic-identity-and-nepal-boundary","name":"Catholic identity and Nepal boundary","description":"Establishes which communities and institutions constitute the Catholic presence in Nepal and how the country-level subject relates to its constituent bodies.","layers":[{"id":"ecclesial-recognition","name":"Ecclesial recognition","description":"Records the evidence supporting inclusion in the Catholic Church.","findings":[{"id":"basis-of-catholic-affiliation","name":"Basis of Catholic affiliation","description":"An inclusion decision should identify the recognizing authority and distinguish verified affiliation from an unsupported claim.","questions":[{"text":"Which ecclesiastical record or competent authority establishes that this Nepal-based community or institution is Catholic?","id":"basis-of-catholic-affiliation-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does its affiliation establish constituent status, a sponsored ministry relationship or only an external partnership?","id":"basis-of-catholic-affiliation-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"country-and-jurisdiction-scope","name":"Country and jurisdiction scope","description":"Separates the Nepal-wide subject from particular ecclesiastical territories and cross-border relationships.","findings":[{"id":"territorial-and-rite-coverage","name":"Territorial and rite coverage","description":"Coverage should be established for the relevant jurisdictions, rites and communities rather than inferred from Nepal's national border.","questions":[{"text":"Which ecclesiastical jurisdictions currently serve Catholics in Nepal, and what territory or groups does each cover?","id":"territorial-and-rite-coverage-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Are any Catholic communities in Nepal served through a different rite or an authority based outside Nepal?","id":"territorial-and-rite-coverage-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"ecclesiastical-governance-and-authority","name":"Ecclesiastical governance and authority","description":"Maps offices, appointments and decision rights across the local Church and religious institutes.","layers":[{"id":"offices-and-appointments","name":"Offices and 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permissions","description":"Authorization should be matched to the proposed action and the responsible ecclesiastical bodies.","questions":[{"text":"For a parish, mission or institute-run ministry in Nepal, which decisions require local ecclesiastical approval and which belong to the institute's superior?","id":"decision-specific-permissions-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What documented permission is needed to appoint personnel, initiate a ministry or issue a statement on behalf of the relevant Church body?","id":"decision-specific-permissions-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"communities-and-pastoral-access","name":"Communities and pastoral access","description":"Describes the people served, local community network and practical availability of Catholic pastoral care in Nepal.","layers":[{"id":"community-and-population-evidence","name":"Community and population evidence","description":"Connects community counts and population estimates to explicit definitions and reporting periods.","findings":[{"id":"comparable-community-counts","name":"Comparable community counts","description":"Counts should distinguish ecclesial membership, participation and ministry beneficiaries without requiring individual religious records.","questions":[{"text":"How does each source define and count Catholics, parishes, mission stations or other communities in Nepal?","id":"comparable-community-counts-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do the figures cover residents, temporary populations or service beneficiaries, and where might categories overlap?","id":"comparable-community-counts-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"pastoral-service-reach","name":"Pastoral service reach","description":"Examines service availability by location, language and pastoral staffing.","findings":[{"id":"practical-access-to-pastoral-care","name":"Practical access to pastoral care","description":"Pastoral reach should reflect actual service schedules and accessibility rather than the presence of a listed church.","questions":[{"text":"Where and how frequently are worship, sacraments, catechesis and pastoral support available, and in which languages?","id":"practical-access-to-pastoral-care-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which communities report gaps associated with travel, seasonal conditions, language or personnel availability?","id":"practical-access-to-pastoral-care-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"civil-standing-and-public-ministries","name":"Civil standing and public ministries","description":"Connects ecclesial affiliation to the legal operators and responsibilities of Catholic activities in Nepal.","layers":[{"id":"legal-persons-and-operating-conditions","name":"Legal persons and operating conditions","description":"Establishes civil representation and activity-specific requirements using current authoritative evidence.","findings":[{"id":"civil-capacity-for-proposed-actions","name":"Civil capacity for proposed actions","description":"Each proposed civil action needs an identified legal actor and an evidenced basis for its capacity.","questions":[{"text":"Which registered or otherwise legally recognized bodies represent Catholic jurisdictions and ministries in Nepal, and what records verify them?","id":"civil-capacity-for-proposed-actions-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"For the proposed religious, educational or charitable activity, which current Nepalese requirements apply and which body is responsible for meeting them?","id":"civil-capacity-for-proposed-actions-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"ministry-affiliation-and-accountability","name":"Ministry affiliation and accountability","description":"Distinguishes Catholic sponsorship from operational control and identifies responsibility toward service users.","findings":[{"id":"operator-sponsor-and-reporting-paths","name":"Operator, sponsor and reporting paths","description":"Ministry relationships should identify the operator, ecclesiastical sponsor and appropriate accountability channels separately.","questions":[{"text":"For each associated school, health service or charity, who operates it and what evidence establishes Catholic sponsorship or oversight?","id":"operator-sponsor-and-reporting-paths-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Which verified channels handle service complaints, safeguarding concerns and requests involving personal information?","id":"operator-sponsor-and-reporting-paths-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"historical-continuity-and-institutional-change","name":"Historical continuity and institutional change","description":"Tracks the development and changing organization of Catholic presence in Nepal without collapsing distinct historical milestones.","layers":[{"id":"foundations-and-successions","name":"Foundations and successions","description":"Separates community origins, jurisdictional establishment and subsequent institutional succession.","findings":[{"id":"distinct-foundation-events","name":"Distinct foundation 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official notices establish a jurisdictional change, leadership transition, ministry transfer or closure affecting the Nepal network?","id":"change-triggers-and-successor-responsibility-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"When such a change occurs, which authority, service, asset-holder and accountability relationships must be revalidated?","id":"change-triggers-and-successor-responsibility-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the 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unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Catholic Church in Nepal this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Catholic Church in Nepal this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the Church in Nepal, its schools and its small community from reliable sources.","Explain the legal context for religious minorities in Nepal accurately."],"mustNot":["Help anyone proselytize or convert people in ways that breach Nepali law.","Identify converts or expose their religion to family or authorities.","Speak for the Church or its leaders."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing anything about individual converts or conversion cases."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Laws against conversion leave Christians, especially converts, at legal and social risk.","Respect for Hindu and Buddhist majority traditions matters as well."],"affectedParties":["Catholics in Nepal","Converts and their families","Students of church schools"]},"owners":{"steward":"The Catholic Church through its apostolic vicariate in Nepal.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q15717693","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q2291143","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.catholic-church-in-nepal","Wikidata: Q1413800 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413800)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Ecclesial inclusion basis: Recognized jurisdiction; recognized 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