Diocese of Michigan

E64315

diocese jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church (United States)

The Diocese of Michigan is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in southeastern Michigan, including the Detroit metropolitan area, overseeing congregations and ministries within that region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Michigan	7
Diocese of Michigan canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T485930 — 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 Michigan
Context triple: [Province V, hasDiocese, Diocese of Michigan]

A. Diocese of Milwaukee
The Diocese of Milwaukee is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in southeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Milwaukee and encompassing numerous congregations across the region.
B. Diocese of Chicago
The Diocese of Chicago is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing congregations and ministries across northern Illinois.
C. Diocese of Fond du Lac
The Diocese of Fond du Lac is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in northeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Fond du Lac and known for its Anglo-Catholic tradition.
D. Diocese of Indianapolis
The Diocese of Indianapolis is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in central and southern Indiana.
E. Diocese of Mississippi
The Diocese of Mississippi is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Mississippi.
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 Michigan
Target entity description: The Diocese of Michigan is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in southeastern Michigan, including the Detroit metropolitan area, overseeing congregations and ministries within that region.

A. Diocese of Milwaukee
The Diocese of Milwaukee is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in southeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Milwaukee and encompassing numerous congregations across the region.
B. Diocese of Chicago
The Diocese of Chicago is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing congregations and ministries across northern Illinois.
C. Diocese of Fond du Lac
The Diocese of Fond du Lac is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in northeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Fond du Lac and known for its Anglo-Catholic tradition.
D. Diocese of Indianapolis
The Diocese of Indianapolis is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in central and southern Indiana.
E. Diocese of Mississippi
The Diocese of Mississippi is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Mississippi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diocese ⓘ jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
centralCity	Detroit ⓘ surface form: Detroit, Michigan
communion	Anglican Communion ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
establishedBy	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
followsLiturgy	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ surface form: Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church)
followsPolity	Episcopal polity ⓘ
governingBody	Diocesan convention ⓘ surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Michigan
hasBishopTitle	Bishop of Michigan ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit ⓘ
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasMinistryFocus	campus ministry in southeastern Michigan ⓘ social justice ministries in southeastern Michigan ⓘ urban ministry in Detroit metropolitan area ⓘ
hasRite	Anglican rite ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.edomi.org/ ⓘ
isSubjectOf	history of the Episcopal Church in Michigan ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Michigan ⓘ Southeast Michigan ⓘ surface form: southeastern Michigan
oversees	Episcopal congregations in southeastern Michigan ⓘ Episcopal ministries in southeastern Michigan ⓘ
partOf	Province V of the Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Province V of the Episcopal Church (United States)
regionServed	Genesee County, Michigan ⓘ Hillsdale County, Michigan ⓘ Huron County, Michigan ⓘ Jackson County, Michigan ⓘ Lapeer County ⓘ surface form: Lapeer County, Michigan Lenawee County, Michigan ⓘ Livingston County, Michigan ⓘ Macomb County, Michigan ⓘ Monroe County, Michigan ⓘ Oakland County, Michigan ⓘ Sanilac County, Michigan ⓘ Shiawassee County ⓘ surface form: Shiawassee County, Michigan St. Clair County, Michigan ⓘ Tuscola County, Michigan ⓘ Washtenaw County, Michigan ⓘ Wayne County, Michigan ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
seeCity	Detroit ⓘ surface form: Detroit, Michigan
serves	Detroit metropolitan area ⓘ
territoryType	southeastern Michigan ⓘ
usesCalendar	liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited