Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
E1021742
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth is an ecclesiastical territory in southwest England overseeing Catholic parishes and institutions across counties such as Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Plymouth | 2 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth canonical | 2 |
| suffragan Diocese of Plymouth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13094920 — 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 Plymouth Context triple: [Province of Westminster, contains, Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth]
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A.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in southern England, overseeing numerous parishes, religious communities, and institutions across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and surrounding areas.
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B.
Diocese of Bristol
The Diocese of Bristol is a Church of England diocese in southwest England, centered on the city of Bristol and overseeing Anglican parishes in parts of Bristol and neighboring counties.
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C.
Diocese of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter is a historic Church of England diocese covering most of the county of Devon, with its cathedral in the city of Exeter.
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D.
Diocese of Crediton
The Diocese of Crediton was a historic Anglo-Saxon bishopric in Devon, England, that served as an early ecclesiastical center before its functions were transferred to the later Diocese of Exeter.
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E.
Diocese of Truro
The Diocese of Truro is a Church of England diocese covering most of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with its cathedral in the city of Truro.
- 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 Plymouth Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth is an ecclesiastical territory in southwest England overseeing Catholic parishes and institutions across counties such as Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset.
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A.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in southern England, overseeing numerous parishes, religious communities, and institutions across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and surrounding areas.
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B.
Diocese of Bristol
The Diocese of Bristol is a Church of England diocese in southwest England, centered on the city of Bristol and overseeing Anglican parishes in parts of Bristol and neighboring counties.
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C.
Diocese of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter is a historic Church of England diocese covering most of the county of Devon, with its cathedral in the city of Exeter.
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Diocese of Crediton
The Diocese of Crediton was a historic Anglo-Saxon bishopric in Devon, England, that served as an early ecclesiastical center before its functions were transferred to the later Diocese of Exeter.
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E.
Diocese of Truro
The Diocese of Truro is a Church of England diocese covering most of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with its cathedral in the city of Truro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church diocese
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| cathedral |
Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface, Plymouth
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth Cathedral
|
| cathedralCity | Plymouth ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Arms featuring a cross and symbols associated with the sea and local saints ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Southwark ⓘ |
| episcopalSee | Plymouth ⓘ |
| established | 1850 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| governs |
Catholic charitable institutions in its territory
ⓘ
Catholic parishes in Cornwall ⓘ Catholic parishes in Devon ⓘ Catholic parishes in Dorset ⓘ Catholic schools in its territory ⓘ |
| hasBishop | Mark O’Toole ⓘ |
| hasDeanery |
Cornwall Deanery
ⓘ
Dorset Deanery ⓘ Exeter Deanery ⓘ Plymouth Cathedral Deanery ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth Deanery
Plymouth Deanery ⓘ Torbay Deanery ⓘ |
| hasPastoralResponsibilityFor |
Roman Catholics in Cornwall
ⓘ
Roman Catholics in Devon ⓘ Roman Catholics in Dorset ⓘ |
| hasPreviousBishop |
Christopher Budd
ⓘ
Cyril Restieaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Grimshaw ⓘ John Vaughan ⓘ William Vaughan ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/ ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ Dorset ⓘ England ⓘ South West England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| metropolitanSee | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic Church in England and Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church in England
|
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| territoryIncludes |
County of Cornwall
ⓘ
linked to:
Cornwall
County of Devon ⓘ
linked to:
Devon
County of Dorset ⓘ
linked to:
Dorset
Isles of Scilly ⓘ Unitary authority of Bournemouth ⓘ
linked to:
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Unitary authority of Poole ⓘ
linked to:
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Unitary authority of Torbay ⓘ
linked to:
Torbay Council
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth Description of subject: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth is an ecclesiastical territory in southwest England overseeing Catholic parishes and institutions across counties such as Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth