Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Japan that oversees Catholic communities in and around Nagasaki, a historic center of Japanese Christianity and site of significant persecution and postwar revival.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Nagasaki | 1 |
| Nagasaki Archdiocese | 1 |
| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8197479 — 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: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki Context triple: [Urakami Cathedral, diocese, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki]
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A.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo is the principal Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Japan’s capital region, overseeing numerous parishes and institutions and serving as a metropolitan see within the Catholic Church in Japan.
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Catholic community of Nagasaki
The Catholic community of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese Christian population centered in Nagasaki, renowned for its centuries-long perseverance through persecution, hidden worship, and postwar revival.
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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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D.
Archdiocese of Jakarta
The Archdiocese of Jakarta is the principal Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction overseeing Catholic parishes and institutions in Indonesia’s capital region.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, overseeing the country’s central church administration and pastoral activities from the capital city.
- 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: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Japan that oversees Catholic communities in and around Nagasaki, a historic center of Japanese Christianity and site of significant persecution and postwar revival.
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A.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo is the principal Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Japan’s capital region, overseeing numerous parishes and institutions and serving as a metropolitan see within the Catholic Church in Japan.
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B.
Catholic community of Nagasaki
The Catholic community of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese Christian population centered in Nagasaki, renowned for its centuries-long perseverance through persecution, hidden worship, and postwar revival.
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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.
Archdiocese of Jakarta
The Archdiocese of Jakarta is the principal Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction overseeing Catholic parishes and institutions in Indonesia’s capital region.
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E.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, overseeing the country’s central church administration and pastoral activities from the capital city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
ⓘ
Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kakure Kirishitan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
persecution of Christians in Japan ⓘ postwar Catholic revival in Japan ⓘ |
| cathedral | Urakami Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralCity | Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralDamagedIn | Atomic bombing of Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| elevatedToArchdiocese | 1959 ⓘ |
| elevatedToDiocese | 1891 ⓘ |
| establishedAsApostolicVicariate | 1876 ⓘ |
| governedBy | metropolitan archbishop of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
diocesan priests
ⓘ
religious priests ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionType |
Catholic hospitals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholic schools ⓘ parishes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Latin Church Catholics in its territory ⓘ |
| historicalCenterOf | Japanese Christianity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Japanese
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | Atomic bombing of Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalCalendar | Roman Catholic liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| metropolitanSeeOf | Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionaryHistory |
Jesuit missions in Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris Foreign Missions Society activity in Japan ⓘ |
| notableChurch | Oura Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShrine | Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | parishes in and around Nagasaki ⓘ |
| primaryReligionServed | Catholicism ⓘ |
| province | Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedCathedral | Urakami Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffraganDiocese |
Diocese of Fukuoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Kagoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Diocese of Miyazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Diocese of Naha NERFINISHED ⓘ Diocese of Oita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Nagasaki Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of neighboring prefectures in Kyushu ⓘ |
| usesCanonLaw | Code of Canon Law (1983) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.catholic-nagasaki.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki Description of subject: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Japan that oversees Catholic communities in and around Nagasaki, a historic center of Japanese Christianity and site of significant persecution and postwar revival.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diocese of Nagasaki