Diocese of Coimbra

E374225

Latin Church ecclesiastical territory Roman Catholic diocese

The Diocese of Coimbra is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Portugal, centered on the city of Coimbra and known for its medieval religious and cultural significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra	5
Diocese of Coimbra canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3609117 — 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: Diocese of Coimbra
Context triple: [Sé Velha, diocese, Diocese of Coimbra]

A. Archdiocese of Braga
The Archdiocese of Braga is one of the oldest and most historically significant Roman Catholic archdioceses in Portugal, long serving as a major ecclesiastical center on the Iberian Peninsula.
B. Diocese of Ourense
The Diocese of Ourense is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Spain, centered on the city of Ourense in the Galicia region.
C. Diocese of Tui
The Diocese of Tui is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northwestern Spain, centered on the town of Tui in Galicia.
D. Diocese of Lugo
The Diocese of Lugo is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Spain, centered on the city of Lugo and traditionally associated with the former Kingdom of Galicia.
E. Diocese of Osma
The Diocese of Osma is a historic Roman Catholic diocese in Spain, notable as the ecclesiastical jurisdiction where Saint Dominic began his clerical career.
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: Diocese of Coimbra
Target entity description: The Diocese of Coimbra is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Portugal, centered on the city of Coimbra and known for its medieval religious and cultural significance.

A. Archdiocese of Braga
The Archdiocese of Braga is one of the oldest and most historically significant Roman Catholic archdioceses in Portugal, long serving as a major ecclesiastical center on the Iberian Peninsula.
B. Diocese of Ourense
The Diocese of Ourense is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Spain, centered on the city of Ourense in the Galicia region.
C. Diocese of Tui
The Diocese of Tui is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northwestern Spain, centered on the town of Tui in Galicia.
D. Diocese of Lugo
The Diocese of Lugo is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Spain, centered on the city of Lugo and traditionally associated with the former Kingdom of Galicia.
E. Diocese of Osma
The Diocese of Osma is a historic Roman Catholic diocese in Spain, notable as the ecclesiastical jurisdiction where Saint Dominic began his clerical career.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ecclesiastical territory ⓘ Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
belongsTo	Catholic Church in Portugal ⓘ
cathedral	Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra) ⓘ surface form: New Cathedral of Coimbra Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra) ⓘ surface form: Old Cathedral of Coimbra
country	Portugal ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
establishedInCentury	11th century ⓘ
governedBy	diocesan bishop ⓘ
hasBishop	Bishop of Coimbra ⓘ
hasCathedralChapter	Cathedral Chapter of Coimbra ⓘ
hasClergyType	religious clergy ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	coat of arms of the Diocese of Coimbra ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of sacraments ⓘ oversight of parishes in its territory ⓘ pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ promotion of Catholic education ⓘ
hasHeritage	medieval ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ scholastic and cultural traditions linked to the University of Coimbra ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	development of Christianity in central Portugal ⓘ support of religious orders in the region ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	medieval cultural center in Portugal ⓘ medieval religious center in Portugal ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	parishes in surrounding municipalities ⓘ parishes in the city of Coimbra ⓘ
hasLiturgicalLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
hasLiturgicalPractice	Latin liturgy ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	diocesan website of Coimbra (Portuguese) ⓘ
hasOrganizationType	particular church ⓘ
hasPatronage	Catholic saints venerated in Coimbra ⓘ
hasResidenceOfBishop	Coimbra ⓘ
hasSecondaryLiturgicalLanguage	Latin ⓘ
isSubjectOf	Canon law ⓘ surface form: Canon law of the Catholic Church
isSuffraganOf	Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ
language	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro Region of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Central Portugal Coimbra ⓘ
partOf	Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Braga
region	Centro Region of Portugal ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
seeAlso	Coimbra ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
territoryIncludes	city of Coimbra ⓘ surrounding region of Coimbra ⓘ
tradition	Western Christianity ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction	diocese ⓘ
underAuthorityOf	Pope ⓘ
usesCalendar	Gregorian calendar (Western churches) ⓘ surface form: Gregorian calendar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra) → diocese → Diocese of Coimbra ⓘ

subject surface form: Sé Velha

Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra) → diocese → Diocese of Coimbra ⓘ