Bishop of Tambov
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The Bishop of Tambov is an Orthodox episcopal office overseeing the Tambov diocese in Russia, historically held by notable hierarchs such as St. Theophan the Recluse.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Tambov canonical | 2 |
| Bishop of Vladimir | 1 |
| Tambov diocese | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1120652 — 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: Bishop of Tambov Context triple: [St. Theophan the Recluse, positionHeld, Bishop of Tambov]
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A.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
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B.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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C.
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically)
The Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) was a leading hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the ecclesiastical administration of the Saint Petersburg region.
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D.
Bishop of Sasima
The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.
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E.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious and political figure in contemporary Russia.
- 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: Bishop of Tambov Target entity description: The Bishop of Tambov is an Orthodox episcopal office overseeing the Tambov diocese in Russia, historically held by notable hierarchs such as St. Theophan the Recluse.
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A.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
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B.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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C.
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically)
The Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) was a leading hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the ecclesiastical administration of the Saint Petersburg region.
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D.
Bishop of Sasima
The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.
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E.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious and political figure in contemporary Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious title
ⓘ
Orthodox bishop ⓘ Orthodox episcopal office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Orthodox parishes in and around Tambov ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tambov Cathedral ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| governs |
clergy of the Tambov diocese
ⓘ
monastic communities in the Tambov diocese ⓘ parishes of the Tambov diocese ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administer sacraments at the diocesan level
ⓘ
ordain priests and deacons for the diocese ⓘ oversee the Tambov diocese ⓘ provide spiritual leadership to clergy and laity in the diocese ⓘ represent the diocese in the Holy Synod when applicable ⓘ supervise parishes and monasteries in the diocese ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalRank | bishop ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction | territorial diocese ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Bishop of Tambov
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tambov diocese
|
| languageOfAdministration | Russian ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalUse | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Central Economic Region of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Russia
Tambov Oblast ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder | St. Theophan the Recluse ⓘ |
| notableWork | spiritual writings on prayer and inner life ⓘ |
| officeHolder | St. Theophan the Recluse ⓘ |
| partOf | hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Tambov self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| religiousRole | diocesan bishop ⓘ |
| religiousTitleStyle |
His Grace
ⓘ
Right Reverend ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Christian episcopacy ⓘ |
| seat | Tambov ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
List of Russian Orthodox dioceses
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox episcopate ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy
dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form:
Tambov Eparchy
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| subordinateTo | Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| tradition | Russian Orthodox episcopal succession ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Bishop of Tambov Description of subject: The Bishop of Tambov is an Orthodox episcopal office overseeing the Tambov diocese in Russia, historically held by notable hierarchs such as St. Theophan the Recluse.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bishop of Vladimir
this entity surface form:
Tambov diocese
subject surface form:
St. Theophan the Recluse