Bishop of Taunton
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The Bishop of Taunton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Bath and Wells in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within the diocese.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bishop of Taunton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T991915 — 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 Taunton Context triple: [Diocese of Bath and Wells, suffraganBishopTitle, Bishop of Taunton]
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A.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
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B.
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury.
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C.
Bishop of Southampton
The Bishop of Southampton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Winchester in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within part of the Diocese of Winchester.
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D.
Bishop of Dorchester
The Bishop of Dorchester is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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E.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
- 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 Taunton Target entity description: The Bishop of Taunton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Bath and Wells in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within the diocese.
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A.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
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B.
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury.
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C.
Bishop of Southampton
The Bishop of Southampton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Winchester in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within part of the Diocese of Winchester.
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D.
Bishop of Dorchester
The Bishop of Dorchester is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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E.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican episcopal office
ⓘ
episcopal title ⓘ suffragan bishopric ⓘ |
| basedIn | Taunton ⓘ |
| category | Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| church | Church of England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| function | support diocesan bishop ⓘ |
| governingBody |
General Synod
ⓘ
surface form:
General Synod of the Church of England
|
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| officeHolderType | suffragan bishop in the Church of England ⓘ |
| partOf | Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Somerset
ⓘ
parts of the Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| responsibility |
overseeing ministry in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
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pastoral care within the Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| role | assistant bishop ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Bishop of Bath and Wells
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Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ suffragan bishop ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | diocesan bishop of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| suffraganTo | Bishop of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy | Anglican bishop ⓘ |
| tradition | Anglican ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | episcopal area ⓘ |
| usedIn | Church of England hierarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Taunton Description of subject: The Bishop of Taunton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Bath and Wells in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within the diocese.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.