Diocese of Bardstown
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The Diocese of Bardstown was an early 19th-century Roman Catholic jurisdiction in Kentucky that served as the precursor to the Archdiocese of Louisville and played a key role in the Church’s expansion in the American frontier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diocese of Bardstown canonical | 1 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Bardstown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11200640 — 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 Bardstown Context triple: [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, originalName, Diocese of Bardstown]
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Diocese of Kentucky
The Diocese of Kentucky is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in the central and western parts of the state of Kentucky.
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Diocese of Jefferson City
The Diocese of Jefferson City is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in central and northern Missouri, overseeing parishes, schools, and ministries under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
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Diocese of Lexington
The Diocese of Lexington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in eastern Kentucky.
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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.
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Diocese of Clermont
The Diocese of Clermont is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central France, centered on the city of Clermont-Ferrand and known for its ancient origins dating back to early Christianity in Gaul.
- 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 Bardstown Target entity description: The Diocese of Bardstown was an early 19th-century Roman Catholic jurisdiction in Kentucky that served as the precursor to the Archdiocese of Louisville and played a key role in the Church’s expansion in the American frontier.
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Diocese of Kentucky
The Diocese of Kentucky is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in the central and western parts of the state of Kentucky.
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Diocese of Jefferson City
The Diocese of Jefferson City is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in central and northern Missouri, overseeing parishes, schools, and ministries under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
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Diocese of Lexington
The Diocese of Lexington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in eastern Kentucky.
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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.
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Diocese of Clermont
The Diocese of Clermont is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central France, centered on the city of Clermont-Ferrand and known for its ancient origins dating back to early Christianity in Gaul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic diocese
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historic Catholic jurisdiction ⓘ |
| auxiliaryBishop | Guy Ignatius Chabrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bishop |
Benedict Joseph Flaget
NERFINISHED
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Guy Ignatius Chabrat NERFINISHED ⓘ John Baptist Mary David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedral | St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralLocatedIn | Bardstown, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coadjutorBishop | John Baptist Mary David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateRenamed | 1841 ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| established | 1808 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Pope Pius VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBishop | Benedict Joseph Flaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
early Catholic center in the American frontier
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precursor to the Archdiocese of Louisville ⓘ |
| historicalRole | base for Catholic missionary work in the western United States ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | residential diocese ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Catholic expansion in the Ohio River Valley
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early 19th-century Catholicism in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bardstown, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Commonwealth of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChurch | St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Diocese of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American frontier ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Diocese of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | suppressed diocese ⓘ |
| successor | Archdiocese of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppressed | 1841 ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Purchase regions north of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Bardstown Description of subject: The Diocese of Bardstown was an early 19th-century Roman Catholic jurisdiction in Kentucky that served as the precursor to the Archdiocese of Louisville and played a key role in the Church’s expansion in the American frontier.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bardstown