Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Tennessee, centered in the city of Nashville and responsible for overseeing local parishes, clergy, and ministries in its region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8996512 — 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 Diocese of Nashville Context triple: [Joseph A. Durick, diocese, Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville]
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A.
Diocese of Tennessee
The Diocese of Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in central Tennessee and centered in Nashville.
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B.
Diocese of West Tennessee
The Diocese of West Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in the western portion of Tennessee.
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Diocese of East Tennessee
The Diocese of East Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in the eastern portion of Tennessee.
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D.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Kentucky, serving as the metropolitan see for the province that includes much of the state and overseeing numerous parishes, schools, and ministries.
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E.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in central Ohio, overseeing parishes, schools, and institutions across the region under the leadership of a diocesan bishop.
- 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 Diocese of Nashville Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Tennessee, centered in the city of Nashville and responsible for overseeing local parishes, clergy, and ministries in its region.
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A.
Diocese of Tennessee
The Diocese of Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in central Tennessee and centered in Nashville.
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B.
Diocese of West Tennessee
The Diocese of West Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in the western portion of Tennessee.
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C.
Diocese of East Tennessee
The Diocese of East Tennessee is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in the eastern portion of Tennessee.
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D.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Kentucky, serving as the metropolitan see for the province that includes much of the state and overseeing numerous parishes, schools, and ministries.
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E.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in central Ohio, overseeing parishes, schools, and institutions across the region under the leadership of a diocesan bishop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Communion of the Roman Pontiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Incarnation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralCity | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTerritory | Middle Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episcopalSee | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1837 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Pope Gregory XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAccordingTo | Code of Canon Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | diocesan bishop ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
deacons
ⓘ
diocesan priests ⓘ religious order priests ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration of sacraments
ⓘ
evangelization in its territory ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ |
| hasInstitutions |
Catholic schools
ⓘ
charitable agencies ⓘ missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Roman Catholic parishes in Middle Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasPastoralResponsibilityFor | Catholics residing in its territory ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | diocese ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| laterLostTerritoryTo |
Diocese of Knoxville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tennessee ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
Catholic charitable organizations in its territory
ⓘ
Catholic religious education in its territory ⓘ Catholic schools in its territory ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Church in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Region V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| responsibleFor |
Catholic ministries in its territory
ⓘ
clergy in its territory ⓘ parishes in its territory ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeCity | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryOriginallyIncluded | entire state of Tennessee ⓘ |
| typeOfOrdinary | bishop ⓘ |
| website | https://dioceseofnashville.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Description of subject: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Tennessee, centered in the city of Nashville and responsible for overseeing local parishes, clergy, and ministries in its region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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ownedBy
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
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Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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operatedBy
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
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