Bishop of Würzburg
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The Bishop of Würzburg is the Roman Catholic prelate who heads the Diocese of Würzburg in Germany, overseeing its spiritual leadership and administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince-Bishop of Würzburg | 3 |
| Bishop of Würzburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1616319 — 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 Würzburg Context triple: [Würzburg, isSeatOf, Bishop of Würzburg]
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A.
Archbishop of Munich and Freising
The Archbishop of Munich and Freising is the senior Roman Catholic prelate overseeing the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising in Bavaria, Germany.
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B.
Archbishop of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne was a powerful ecclesiastical prince of the Holy Roman Empire who combined the roles of archbishop, territorial ruler, and imperial elector.
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C.
Bishop of Münster
The Bishop of Münster is the Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Diocese of Münster in Germany, historically notable for outspoken resistance to Nazi policies during the Third Reich.
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D.
Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt
Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt was an 18th-century Austrian nobleman and clergyman known for his patronage of early Alpine mountaineering and scientific exploration.
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E.
Bishop of Liège
The Bishop of Liège was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the historic Prince-Bishopric of Liège, wielding both spiritual authority and temporal power within the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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 Würzburg Target entity description: The Bishop of Würzburg is the Roman Catholic prelate who heads the Diocese of Würzburg in Germany, overseeing its spiritual leadership and administration.
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A.
Archbishop of Munich and Freising
The Archbishop of Munich and Freising is the senior Roman Catholic prelate overseeing the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising in Bavaria, Germany.
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B.
Archbishop of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne was a powerful ecclesiastical prince of the Holy Roman Empire who combined the roles of archbishop, territorial ruler, and imperial elector.
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C.
Bishop of Münster
The Bishop of Münster is the Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Diocese of Münster in Germany, historically notable for outspoken resistance to Nazi policies during the Third Reich.
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D.
Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt
Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt was an 18th-century Austrian nobleman and clergyman known for his patronage of early Alpine mountaineering and scientific exploration.
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E.
Bishop of Liège
The Bishop of Liège was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the historic Prince-Bishopric of Liège, wielding both spiritual authority and temporal power within the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic episcopal title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| belongsToEcclesiasticalProvince | Ecclesiastical province of Bamberg ⓘ |
| cathedral | Würzburg Cathedral ⓘ |
| church |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Saint Boniface
ⓘ
surface form:
Boniface
|
| establishedIn | 8th century ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Saint Burchard of Würzburg ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Catholic institutions in the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Coat of arms of the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
confirmation of Catholics in the Diocese of Würzburg
ⓘ
implementation of canon law in the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ ordination of priests for the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ teaching of Catholic doctrine in the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| hasRole |
diocesan bishop
ⓘ
ordinary of the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle |
His Excellency
ⓘ
Most Reverend ⓘ |
| historicalForm |
Bishop of Würzburg
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
|
| jurisdictionOver | Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Würzburg ⓘ |
| memberOf | German Bishops' Conference ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Bamberg ⓘ |
| oversees |
clergy in the Diocese of Würzburg
ⓘ
parishes in the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ pastoral activities in the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| residence | Würzburg ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Diocese of Würzburg
ⓘ
spiritual leadership of the Diocese of Würzburg ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| see | Würzburg ⓘ |
| successorOf | medieval Prince-Bishops of Würzburg ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| titleHolderOf |
Bishop of Würzburg
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
|
| typeOfDiocese | suffragan diocese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Würzburg Description of subject: The Bishop of Würzburg is the Roman Catholic prelate who heads the Diocese of Würzburg in Germany, overseeing its spiritual leadership and administration.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Würzburg
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
this entity surface form:
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg