Bishop of New Zealand
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George Augustus Selwyn was a 19th-century Anglican missionary and church leader who became the first Anglican bishop in New Zealand, playing a key role in establishing the church there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bishop of New Zealand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6880508 — 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 New Zealand Context triple: [George Augustus Selwyn, positionHeld, Bishop of New Zealand]
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A.
Bishop of Tasmania
The Bishop of Tasmania is the Anglican diocesan leader responsible for overseeing the church’s ministry, clergy, and parishes across the Australian state of Tasmania.
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B.
Bishop of Bathurst
The Bishop of Bathurst is the chief Anglican ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Diocese of Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Bishop of Sydney
The Bishop of Sydney is the senior Anglican episcopal leader overseeing the Diocese of Sydney within the Anglican Church of Australia.
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D.
Bishop of Wollongong
The Bishop of Wollongong is the chief Catholic ecclesiastical leader of the Diocese of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Bishop of St Helena
The Bishop of St Helena is the Anglican prelate responsible for overseeing the spiritual leadership and administration of the Diocese of St Helena, which serves the South Atlantic islands of St Helena and Ascension.
- 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 New Zealand Target entity description: George Augustus Selwyn was a 19th-century Anglican missionary and church leader who became the first Anglican bishop in New Zealand, playing a key role in establishing the church there.
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A.
Bishop of Tasmania
The Bishop of Tasmania is the Anglican diocesan leader responsible for overseeing the church’s ministry, clergy, and parishes across the Australian state of Tasmania.
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B.
Bishop of Bathurst
The Bishop of Bathurst is the chief Anglican ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Diocese of Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Bishop of Sydney
The Bishop of Sydney is the senior Anglican episcopal leader overseeing the Diocese of Sydney within the Anglican Church of Australia.
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D.
Bishop of Wollongong
The Bishop of Wollongong is the chief Catholic ecclesiastical leader of the Diocese of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Bishop of St Helena
The Bishop of St Helena is the Anglican prelate responsible for overseeing the spiritual leadership and administration of the Diocese of St Helena, which serves the South Atlantic islands of St Helena and Ascension.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
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Christian theologian ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1809-04-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hampstead, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lichfield Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyTitle | The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1878-04-11 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1868 ⓘ |
| familyName | Selwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Selwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Selwyn College, Cambridge (as a memorial inspiration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Augustus Selwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Anglican Church in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
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House of Lords (Lords Spiritual) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Laetitia Frances Kynaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand
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missionary work among Māori people ⓘ organising the Anglican Church in New Zealand ⓘ promoting synodical church government in the Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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educator ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| officeEnd(Bishop of Lichfield) | 1878 ⓘ |
| officeEnd(Bishop of New Zealand) | 1868 ⓘ |
| officeStart(Bishop of Lichfield) | 1868 ⓘ |
| officeStart(Bishop of New Zealand) | 1841 ⓘ |
| ordination | priest in Church of England ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Lambeth Conference 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Lichfield
NERFINISHED
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Bishop of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Harriet Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841 ⓘ |
| workedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
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Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Bishop of New Zealand Description of subject: George Augustus Selwyn was a 19th-century Anglican missionary and church leader who became the first Anglican bishop in New Zealand, playing a key role in establishing the church there.
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