Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili
E830045
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, centered in the capital city of Dili and overseeing the pastoral and administrative activities of local parishes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9950447 — 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 Dili Context triple: [Dili Cathedral, diocese, Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili]
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A.
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.
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B.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau is an ecclesiastical territory in East Timor serving as a local jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Dili.
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C.
Ecclesiastical province of Dili
The Ecclesiastical Province of Dili is a Roman Catholic church jurisdiction in East Timor that groups together the Archdiocese of Dili and its suffragan dioceses under a single metropolitan structure.
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D.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana is an ecclesiastical territory in East Timor serving as a local jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Dili.
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E.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands, overseeing local dioceses and parishes from the capital city of Honiara.
- 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 Dili Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, centered in the capital city of Dili and overseeing the pastoral and administrative activities of local parishes.
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A.
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.
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B.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau is an ecclesiastical territory in East Timor serving as a local jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Dili.
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C.
Ecclesiastical province of Dili
The Ecclesiastical Province of Dili is a Roman Catholic church jurisdiction in East Timor that groups together the Archdiocese of Dili and its suffragan dioceses under a single metropolitan structure.
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D.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana is an ecclesiastical territory in East Timor serving as a local jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Dili.
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E.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands, overseeing local dioceses and parishes from the capital city of Honiara.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralLocatedIn | Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentArchbishop | Virgílio do Carmo da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentArchbishopCreatedCardinalOn | 2022-08-27 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| elevatedToArchdioceseOn | 2019-09-11 ⓘ |
| establishedAsDioceseOn | 1940-11-30 ⓘ |
| formerEcclesiasticalProvince |
Ecclesiastical province of Goa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ecclesiastical province of Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerStatus | suffragan diocese ⓘ |
| governedBy | archbishop of Dili ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
diocesan priests
ⓘ
religious priests ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunities |
female religious institutes
ⓘ
male religious institutes ⓘ |
| hasSeminary | major seminary in Dili ⓘ |
| hasSuffraganDiocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionCovers | central and eastern regions of East Timor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dili municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Island of Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainFeast | Feast of the Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metropolitanSeeOf | Ecclesiastical province of Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
parishes in Dili
ⓘ
parishes in surrounding districts ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Church in East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageUsedInLiturgy |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Tetum ⓘ |
| primaryReligionServed | Catholicism ⓘ |
| region | Conference of Bishops of Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of parishes in its territory
ⓘ
pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfter2019 | metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Tetum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili Description of subject: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, centered in the capital city of Dili and overseeing the pastoral and administrative activities of local parishes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.