Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger
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UNEXPLORED
The Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in what is now southeastern Nigeria, which later developed into the Archdiocese of Onitsha.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16582242 — 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: Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger Context triple: [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, hasHistoricalOriginFrom, Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger]
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A.
Diocese of Kontagora
The Diocese of Kontagora is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Kontagora, Nigeria.
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B.
Diocese of Gamboma
The Diocese of Gamboma is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo that functions as a suffragan diocese under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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C.
Diocese of Ouesso
The Diocese of Ouesso is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo that functions as a suffragan diocese within the church province headed by the Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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D.
Diocese of Pointe-Noire
The Diocese of Pointe-Noire is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo, centered in the coastal city of Pointe-Noire and forming part of the Latin Church hierarchy.
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E.
Archdiocese of Lagos
The Archdiocese of Lagos is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern Nigeria, centered in the city of Lagos and led by an archbishop.
- 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: Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger Target entity description: The Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in what is now southeastern Nigeria, which later developed into the Archdiocese of Onitsha.
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A.
Diocese of Kontagora
The Diocese of Kontagora is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Kontagora, Nigeria.
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B.
Diocese of Gamboma
The Diocese of Gamboma is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo that functions as a suffragan diocese under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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C.
Diocese of Ouesso
The Diocese of Ouesso is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo that functions as a suffragan diocese within the church province headed by the Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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D.
Diocese of Pointe-Noire
The Diocese of Pointe-Noire is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo, centered in the coastal city of Pointe-Noire and forming part of the Latin Church hierarchy.
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E.
Archdiocese of Lagos
The Archdiocese of Lagos is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern Nigeria, centered in the city of Lagos and led by an archbishop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha
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hasHistoricalOriginFrom
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Vicariate Apostolic of Lower Niger
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