Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
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The Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore is a prominent Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Chennai, India, formed by the merger of historic Madras and Mylapore sees and serving as a major metropolitan center for the Church in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore canonical | 2 |
| Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore | 1 |
| Diocese of Madras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5485570 — 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: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Context triple: [Diocese of Vellore, metropolitanSee, Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore]
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Diocese of Vellore
The Diocese of Vellore is a Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, centered in the city of Vellore and responsible for overseeing local parishes and church activities within its territory.
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Diocese of Calcutta
The Diocese of Calcutta is an Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern India, centered in Kolkata and historically one of the oldest and most prominent dioceses of the Church of North India.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman is a historic metropolitan archdiocese in western India, traditionally known as the “Rome of the East” for its central role in the spread of Catholicism in Asia.
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Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
The Eparchy of Muvattupuzha is an Eastern Catholic diocese in Kerala, India, serving faithful of the Syro-Malankara Catholic tradition.
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the East Syriac tradition based primarily in India, in full communion with the Pope and known for its ancient apostolic origins and distinct liturgy.
- 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: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Target entity description: The Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore is a prominent Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Chennai, India, formed by the merger of historic Madras and Mylapore sees and serving as a major metropolitan center for the Church in the region.
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Diocese of Vellore
The Diocese of Vellore is a Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, centered in the city of Vellore and responsible for overseeing local parishes and church activities within its territory.
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B.
Diocese of Calcutta
The Diocese of Calcutta is an Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern India, centered in Kolkata and historically one of the oldest and most prominent dioceses of the Church of North India.
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C.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman is a historic metropolitan archdiocese in western India, traditionally known as the “Rome of the East” for its central role in the spread of Catholicism in Asia.
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D.
Eparchy of Muvattupuzha
The Eparchy of Muvattupuzha is an Eastern Catholic diocese in Kerala, India, serving faithful of the Syro-Malankara Catholic tradition.
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E.
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the East Syriac tradition based primarily in India, in full communion with the Pope and known for its ancient apostolic origins and distinct liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
ⓘ
Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ metropolitan see ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ecclesiastical region of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| cityServed | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communionWith | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Madras and Mylapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Archdiocese of Madras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Mylapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCathedralChurch | St. Mary’s Cathedral, Armenian Street, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoCathedral | San Thome Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoCathedralChurch | San Thome Cathedral Basilica, Mylapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSee |
Madras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mylapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Latin Catholics in its territory ⓘ |
| hasMinorBasilica |
National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Thome Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeeCity | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShrine | National Shrine of St. Thomas, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | Latin Catholic metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ |
| isLocatedOn | Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorCenterFor | Latin Catholic Church in Chennai region ⓘ |
| isMetropolitanCenterFor | Roman Catholic dioceses in Tamil Nadu region ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (Latin Rite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSuccessorOf |
Diocese of Mylapore
NERFINISHED
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Vicariate Apostolic of Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUnder | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | archdiocese ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
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Latin ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
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Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| metropolitanSeeOf |
Diocese of Chingleput
NERFINISHED
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Diocese of Vellore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of Chennai district
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parts of Kanchipuram district ⓘ parts of Tiruvallur district ⓘ |
| tradition | Western Catholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore Description of subject: The Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore is a prominent Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Chennai, India, formed by the merger of historic Madras and Mylapore sees and serving as a major metropolitan center for the Church in the region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diocese of Madras
this entity surface form:
Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore