Bishop of Imola
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The Bishop of Imola is the Roman Catholic prelate who oversees the Diocese of Imola in northern Italy, a position historically notable as a stepping stone to the papacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Imola canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1442079 — 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: Bishop of Imola Context triple: [Pope Pius VII, previousPost, Bishop of Imola]
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A.
Bishop of Perugia
The Bishop of Perugia is the Roman Catholic prelate who oversees the Diocese of Perugia in central Italy, a role historically significant as a step in the ecclesiastical career of future popes such as Leo XIII.
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Archbishop of Spoleto
The Archbishop of Spoleto is a senior Roman Catholic prelate overseeing the archdiocese centered in Spoleto, Italy, a position historically notable for having been held by Pope Pius IX before his papacy.
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C.
Archbishop of Milan
The Archbishop of Milan is the senior Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Archdiocese of Milan, one of the largest and most historically influential dioceses in Western Christianity.
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D.
Bishop of Tivoli
The Bishop of Tivoli is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Tivoli, an ancient ecclesiastical jurisdiction near Rome in central Italy.
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E.
Bishop of Sasima
The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.
- 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: Bishop of Imola Target entity description: The Bishop of Imola is the Roman Catholic prelate who oversees the Diocese of Imola in northern Italy, a position historically notable as a stepping stone to the papacy.
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A.
Bishop of Perugia
The Bishop of Perugia is the Roman Catholic prelate who oversees the Diocese of Perugia in central Italy, a role historically significant as a step in the ecclesiastical career of future popes such as Leo XIII.
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B.
Archbishop of Spoleto
The Archbishop of Spoleto is a senior Roman Catholic prelate overseeing the archdiocese centered in Spoleto, Italy, a position historically notable for having been held by Pope Pius IX before his papacy.
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C.
Archbishop of Milan
The Archbishop of Milan is the senior Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Archdiocese of Milan, one of the largest and most historically influential dioceses in Western Christianity.
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D.
Bishop of Tivoli
The Bishop of Tivoli is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Tivoli, an ancient ecclesiastical jurisdiction near Rome in central Italy.
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E.
Bishop of Sasima
The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic episcopal title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appointmentBy | Pope ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
surface form:
Emilia-Romagna region
Imola ⓘ
surface form:
city of Imola
|
| belongsTo |
Italian Episcopal Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Episcopal Conference of Italy
|
| cathedral | Imola Cathedral ⓘ |
| church |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince |
Archdiocese of Bologna
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiastical Province of Bologna
|
| governs | parishes of the Diocese of Imola ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Imola
ⓘ
clergy of the Diocese of Imola ⓘ |
| hasClericalStatus | prelate ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | diocesan jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasRank | bishop ⓘ |
| hasResidence | episcopal residence in Imola ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | produced multiple future popes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Imola ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Imola ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| notableAs | stepping stone to the papacy ⓘ |
| officeHolders | successive bishops of Imola ⓘ |
| officeWithin | hierarchy of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| oversees | Diocese of Imola ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| region |
Northern Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Diocese of Imola
ⓘ
liturgical oversight in the Diocese of Imola ⓘ ordination of clergy in the Diocese of Imola ⓘ pastoral care in the Diocese of Imola ⓘ teaching Catholic doctrine in the Diocese of Imola ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| see | Imola ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy |
Pope Benedict XIV
ⓘ
Pope Honorius II ⓘ Pope Pius VII ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| typeOf | diocesan bishop ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Imola Description of subject: The Bishop of Imola is the Roman Catholic prelate who oversees the Diocese of Imola in northern Italy, a position historically notable as a stepping stone to the papacy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
subject surface form:
Barnaba Chiaramonti