Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville
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The Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville is a Catholic prelate who assists the diocesan bishop in overseeing the pastoral and administrative needs of the Diocese of Nashville.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8996492 — 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: Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville Context triple: [Joseph A. Durick, positionHeld, Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville]
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A.
Bishop of Tennessee
The Bishop of Tennessee is the chief ecclesiastical leader and overseer of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Tennessee, responsible for its spiritual guidance, governance, and pastoral care.
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B.
Bishop of Dallas
The Bishop of Dallas is the chief ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Episcopal Church’s diocesan activities, clergy, and congregations in the Dallas region.
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C.
Bishop of East Tennessee
The Bishop of East Tennessee is the chief ecclesiastical leader and overseer of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of East Tennessee.
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D.
Bishop of Indianapolis
The Bishop of Indianapolis is the chief ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis within the Episcopal Church.
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E.
Suffragan Bishop of New York
The Suffragan Bishop of New York is an assisting bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of New York who supports the diocesan bishop in pastoral, administrative, and liturgical responsibilities across the diocese.
- 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: Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville Target entity description: The Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville is a Catholic prelate who assists the diocesan bishop in overseeing the pastoral and administrative needs of the Diocese of Nashville.
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A.
Bishop of Tennessee
The Bishop of Tennessee is the chief ecclesiastical leader and overseer of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Tennessee, responsible for its spiritual guidance, governance, and pastoral care.
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B.
Bishop of Dallas
The Bishop of Dallas is the chief ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Episcopal Church’s diocesan activities, clergy, and congregations in the Dallas region.
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C.
Bishop of East Tennessee
The Bishop of East Tennessee is the chief ecclesiastical leader and overseer of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of East Tennessee.
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D.
Bishop of Indianapolis
The Bishop of Indianapolis is the chief ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis within the Episcopal Church.
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E.
Suffragan Bishop of New York
The Suffragan Bishop of New York is an assisting bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of New York who supports the diocesan bishop in pastoral, administrative, and liturgical responsibilities across the diocese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic episcopal title
ⓘ
auxiliary bishop ⓘ ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | participates in diocesan governance ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assists | Bishop of Nashville ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | auxiliary to the diocesan bishop ⓘ |
| canParticipateIn | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canPerform |
confirmation
ⓘ
consecration of churches ⓘ ordination ⓘ other episcopal sacraments ⓘ |
| canServeAs |
episcopal vicar
ⓘ
vicar general ⓘ |
| churchProvince | Ecclesiastical province of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| episcopalCharacter | shares in fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders ⓘ |
| governedBy | Code of Canon Law ⓘ |
| hasResponsibilityFor |
assisting in clergy assignments
ⓘ
supporting diocesan administration ⓘ supporting diocesan pastoral programs ⓘ |
| hasSeatIn | Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Most Reverend ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | assists in diocesan liturgies ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tennessee ⓘ |
| mayHold | titular see ⓘ |
| memberOf | Catholic episcopate ⓘ |
| officeCreationAuthority | Apostolic See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRequirement | must be a priest prior to episcopal ordination ⓘ |
| officeType | appointed position ⓘ |
| partOf | Diocese of Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pastoralRole | visits parishes of the diocese ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | assist diocesan bishop in pastoral and administrative oversight ⓘ |
| rank | bishop ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| reportsTo | Holy See in matters of episcopal office ⓘ |
| requires | episcopal ordination ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administrative needs of the Diocese of Nashville
ⓘ
pastoral needs of the Diocese of Nashville ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | within Diocese of Nashville ⓘ |
| style | Your Excellency ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | diocesan bishop of Nashville ⓘ |
| termLength | indefinite, at discretion of the Pope ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville Description of subject: The Auxiliary Bishop of Nashville is a Catholic prelate who assists the diocesan bishop in overseeing the pastoral and administrative needs of the Diocese of Nashville.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.