Eparchy of Saint Petersburg

E331385

diocese eparchy jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church

The Eparchy of Saint Petersburg is a major diocesan jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church centered in Saint Petersburg, overseeing numerous parishes and religious institutions in the region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Petersburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church	2
Saint Petersburg diocese	2
Eparchy of Saint Petersburg canonical	1
Saint Petersburg Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church	1
Saint Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3119981 — 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: Eparchy of Saint Petersburg
Context triple: [Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga, seeAlso, Eparchy of Saint Petersburg]

A. Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia
The Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia is an Eastern Catholic diocese based in Bulgaria that serves as the main ecclesiastical jurisdiction for Bulgarian Greek Catholics in communion with Rome.
B. Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
The Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church located in western Ukraine, centered in the city of Ternopil.
C. Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest
The Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest is a Romanian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction based in Bucharest that serves Byzantine Rite Catholics in communion with the Pope.
D. Eparchy of Bathery
The Eparchy of Bathery is a diocesan jurisdiction of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Bathery, Kerala, serving the pastoral and administrative needs of its Eastern Catholic faithful in the region.
E. Archeparchy of Lviv
The Archeparchy of Lviv is the principal metropolitan see and historical center of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, based in the city of Lviv in western Ukraine.
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: Eparchy of Saint Petersburg
Target entity description: The Eparchy of Saint Petersburg is a major diocesan jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church centered in Saint Petersburg, overseeing numerous parishes and religious institutions in the region.

A. Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia
The Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia is an Eastern Catholic diocese based in Bulgaria that serves as the main ecclesiastical jurisdiction for Bulgarian Greek Catholics in communion with Rome.
B. Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
The Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church located in western Ukraine, centered in the city of Ternopil.
C. Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest
The Eparchy of Saint Basil the Great of Bucharest is a Romanian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction based in Bucharest that serves Byzantine Rite Catholics in communion with the Pope.
D. Eparchy of Bathery
The Eparchy of Bathery is a diocesan jurisdiction of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Bathery, Kerala, serving the pastoral and administrative needs of its Eastern Catholic faithful in the region.
E. Archeparchy of Lviv
The Archeparchy of Lviv is the principal metropolitan see and historical center of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, based in the city of Lviv in western Ukraine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diocese ⓘ eparchy ⓘ jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
belongsToEcclesiasticalTradition	Russian Orthodox tradition ⓘ
churchSuiIuris	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
confessionalAffiliation	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Orthodox Christianity
country	Russia ⓘ
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
followsCalendar	Julian calendar ⓘ
governingBody	bishop of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
governs	numerous parishes in Saint Petersburg region ⓘ
hasClericalOrder	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of parishes ⓘ ordination of clergy ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ religious education ⓘ supervision of monasteries ⓘ
hasInstitutionType	convent ⓘ monastery ⓘ parish ⓘ theological academy ⓘ theological seminary ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Orthodox parishes in Saint Petersburg region ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType	territorial ⓘ
hasLiturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic ⓘ Russian ⓘ
hasParishesIn	Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Petersburg Federal City ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
hasRegionalImportance	major eparchy in northwestern Russia ⓘ
hasType	major diocesan jurisdiction ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Saint Petersburg Federal City ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
isCenteredIn	Saint Petersburg Federal City ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
isDiocesanSeeOf	bishop of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
isEcclesiasticalTerritoryOf	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
languageUsed	Church Slavonic ⓘ Russian ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Petersburg Federal City ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
partOf	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
primaryCathedralCity	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousTradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
rite	Eastern Orthodox liturgical rite ⓘ
seeCity	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
territorialJurisdictionIncludes	Saint Petersburg agglomeration ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg metropolitan area
typeOfOrganization	religious organization ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) → seeAlso → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga

Saint Petersburg Theological Academy → regionServed → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Petersburg diocese

Annunciation Church (Alexander Nevsky Lavra) → affiliation → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Petersburg Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church

Feodorovsky Cathedral → affiliation → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Petersburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church

eparchial administration of Saint Petersburg → jurisdictionOver → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Petersburg diocese

Catherine Cathedral → affiliation → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church

Trinity Cathedral (historical association) → isInDiocese → Eparchy of Saint Petersburg ⓘ