Episcopal Church

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Anglican church Christian denomination Protestant denomination mainline Protestant church

The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.

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All labels observed (33)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Church (United States)	603
Episcopal Church canonical	301
Episcopal Church in the United States of America	114
The Episcopal Church	40
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America	8
The Episcopal Church (United States)	8
Episcopal Church in the United States	5
Anglican	4
Episcopal Church (historical)	4
The Episcopal Church in the United States of America	4
Protestant Episcopal Church	3
Anglican Communion via Episcopal Church (United States)	2
Episcopal Church in Ecuador	2
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States	2
Anglican Communion in North America (via Episcopal Church)	1
Anglican Communion through the Episcopal Church (United States)	1
Church of England in the Province of New York	1
Episcopal Church (United States-based)	1
Episcopal Church USA	1
Episcopal Church Women	1
Episcopal Church authorities	1
Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America	1
Episcopal Church in the United States and other associated dioceses	1
Episcopal Church in the United States and other dioceses of its province	1
Episcopal Church in the United States and other territories	1
Episcopal Church leadership	1
Episcopal Church outside the United States (general overseas structure)	1
Episcopal churches	1
Episcopalians	1
House of Bishops	1
The Episcopal Church (TEC)	1
The Episcopal Church (USA)	1
The Episcopal Church in the Anglican Communion	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1842 — 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: Episcopal Church
Context triple: [Franklin D. Roosevelt, religion, Episcopal Church]

A. Carnegie endowment trust
The Carnegie endowment trust is a philanthropic foundation established by Andrew Carnegie to fund scientific, educational, and charitable initiatives, including institutions like the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
B. Tufts College
Tufts College is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, known for its strong programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and international relations.
C. Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
D. American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.
E. Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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: Episcopal Church
Target entity description: The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.

A. Carnegie endowment trust
The Carnegie endowment trust is a philanthropic foundation established by Andrew Carnegie to fund scientific, educational, and charitable initiatives, including institutions like the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
B. Tufts College
Tufts College is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, known for its strong programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and international relations.
C. Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
D. American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.
E. Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church ⓘ Christian denomination ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ mainline Protestant church ⓘ
abbreviation	ECUSA ⓘ TEC ⓘ
additionalTerritory	Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe ⓘ Diocese of Colombia ⓘ Diocese of Ecuador Central ⓘ Diocese of Ecuador Litoral ⓘ Diocese of Haiti ⓘ Diocese of Honduras ⓘ Diocese of Puerto Rico ⓘ Diocese of Taiwan ⓘ Diocese of Venezuela ⓘ Diocese of the Dominican Republic ⓘ Diocese of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
allows	ordination of openly gay clergy ⓘ ordination of women ⓘ ordination of women as bishops ⓘ ordination of women as priests ⓘ
clergyTitle	bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creed	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ Athanasian Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
currentLeader	Michael Bruce Curry ⓘ
emphasis	inclusive language in worship ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ social justice ⓘ
foundedAfter	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution
foundingDate	1789 ⓘ
governance	General Convention ⓘ Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: House of Bishops House of Deputies ⓘ
hasEcumenicalAgreementWith	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ Moravian Church in America ⓘ Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht ⓘ
hasOrder	religious orders and communities ⓘ
headquarters	815 Second Avenue, New York City ⓘ New York City ⓘ
historicallyInfluentialMembers	Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt George H. W. Bush ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Gerald Ford ⓘ James Madison ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
isMemberOf	Churches Uniting in Christ ⓘ National Council of Churches ⓘ World Council of Churches ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
leaderTitle	Presiding Bishop ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglican liturgy ⓘ
membershipType	active communicants ⓘ baptized members ⓘ
motto	The Episcopal Church Welcomes You ⓘ
orientation	via media ⓘ
origin	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
partOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ
polity	episcopal polity ⓘ
positionOnMarriage	permits same-sex marriage rites ⓘ
primaryTerritory	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
principalSacrament	Holy Baptism ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ
recognizesSacrament	confirmation ⓘ holy matrimony ⓘ ordination ⓘ reconciliation of a penitent ⓘ unction of the sick ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sacramentNumber	two great sacraments of the Gospel ⓘ
separatedFrom	Church of England ⓘ
theology	Anglicanism ⓘ
usesText	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
website	https://www.episcopalchurch.org ⓘ
worshipStyle	liturgical worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,119)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wallingford, Connecticut → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland, Ohio → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Virginia → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Augusta, Georgia → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Trinity Episcopal Church (Elmira, New York) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Christ Church (Binghamton, New York) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. James Episcopal Church (Danbury, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Middletown, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Willimantic, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Milford, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Ansonia, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Derby, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Peter's Parish Church → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Fairfield, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Cathedral of St. Paul (Erie, Pennsylvania) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Bishop of Southern Virginia → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Albany, New York → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Norwalk, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (New Britain, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Providence, Rhode Island → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newport, Rhode Island → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Graham Hess → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Mariann → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Mariann Edgar Budde

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (New Canaan, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Trinity Cathedral, Easton → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Greenwich, Connecticut) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Cathedral Church of Saint John (historical) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Bishop of Delaware → partOf → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Provincial synod of Province III → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Trinity Episcopal Church (South Salem, New York) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (former, Boise-based, shared history with Eastern Oregon before separation) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Boise)

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall) → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Thurgood Marshall

Christ Church, Frederica → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Knisely → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Nicholas Knisely

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Welles → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Benjamin Sumner Welles

John W. Davis → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Leslie King (Gerald Ford) → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Cullen Post → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

John Tayloe III → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Frank Griswold → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Gerhard Mennen Williams → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Mary Lee Fitzhugh → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Fond du Lac → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

St. Mark’s Episcopal parish → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Christ Church Winnetka → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Kalamazoo) → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

Doane → denomination → Episcopal Church ⓘ

subject surface form: William Croswell Doane

this entity surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Bessie Delany → religion → Episcopal Church ⓘ

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Referenced by (1,119)

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