Diocese of Zaria
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The Diocese of Zaria is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Nigeria that forms part of the Church’s hierarchy under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Zaria canonical | 1 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Zaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21210298 — 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 Zaria Context triple: [Archdiocese of Kaduna, hasSuffraganDiocese, Diocese of Zaria]
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A.
Diocese of Sokoto
The Diocese of Sokoto is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Nigeria, serving a minority Catholic population in a predominantly Muslim region.
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B.
Diocese of Kano
The Diocese of Kano is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Nigeria, serving the faithful in and around the city of Kano under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
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C.
Diocese of Minna
The Diocese of Minna is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Nigeria, centered in the city of Minna and serving the faithful in its surrounding region.
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D.
Diocese of Kontagora
The Diocese of Kontagora is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Kontagora, Nigeria.
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E.
Archdiocese of Kaduna
The Archdiocese of Kaduna is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Nigeria that serves as the metropolitan see for several suffragan dioceses in the region.
- 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 Zaria Target entity description: The Diocese of Zaria is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Nigeria that forms part of the Church’s hierarchy under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
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A.
Diocese of Sokoto
The Diocese of Sokoto is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northwestern Nigeria, serving a minority Catholic population in a predominantly Muslim region.
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B.
Diocese of Kano
The Diocese of Kano is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Nigeria, serving the faithful in and around the city of Kano under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
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C.
Diocese of Minna
The Diocese of Minna is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Nigeria, centered in the city of Minna and serving the faithful in its surrounding region.
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D.
Diocese of Kontagora
The Diocese of Kontagora is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Kontagora, Nigeria.
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E.
Archdiocese of Kaduna
The Archdiocese of Kaduna is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Nigeria that serves as the metropolitan see for several suffragan dioceses in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Diocese of Zaria