Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia

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Episcopal diocese diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in the southern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia canonical	2
Diocese of Southern Virginia	1
Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1833966 — 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: Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
Context triple: [Episcopal Church Province III, hasDiocese, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia]

A. Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing numerous congregations in Virginia and overseeing their worship, ministry, and governance.
B. Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that oversees Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of West Virginia.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in central and western Maryland.
D. Episcopal Diocese of Washington
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in Washington, D.C., and nearby Maryland and centered around the prominent Washington National Cathedral.
E. Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in and around Philadelphia.
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: Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
Target entity description: The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in the southern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A. Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing numerous congregations in Virginia and overseeing their worship, ministry, and governance.
B. Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that oversees Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of West Virginia.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in central and western Maryland.
D. Episcopal Diocese of Washington
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in Washington, D.C., and nearby Maryland and centered around the prominent Washington National Cathedral.
E. Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in and around Philadelphia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Episcopal diocese ⓘ diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America ⓘ
churchProvince	Province III of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ surface form: Province III of the Episcopal Church
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
followsChurchPolity	Episcopal polity ⓘ
followsTheology	mainline Anglican theology ⓘ
governedBy	diocesan bishop ⓘ diocesan council ⓘ standing committee ⓘ
hasBishopTitle	Bishop of Southern Virginia ⓘ
hasCathedral	St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ surface form: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norfolk
hasChristianTradition	Anglican ⓘ Protestant ⓘ
hasClericalOrder	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasDenominationalStructure	diocesan convention ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOver	Episcopal missions in southern Virginia ⓘ Episcopal parishes in southern Virginia ⓘ
hasLiturgicalLanguage	English ⓘ
hasMission	Christian ministry in southern Virginia ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Diocese of Southern Virginia
hasOrganizationalForm	nonprofit religious organization ⓘ
hasOrganizationalUnit	convocations ⓘ missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ
hasParentChurch	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
hasRite	Anglican liturgical rite ⓘ
hasTerritory	Diocese of Southern Virginia territory ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.diosova.org ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Newport News, Virginia ⓘ
isMemberOf	House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) ⓘ House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies) ⓘ
isSubdivisionOf	Anglican Communion in North America ⓘ
jurisdictionType	diocesan ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Virginia ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
partOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
regionServed	southern Virginia ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
seeCity	Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
usesLiturgicalBook	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ surface form: Book of Common Prayer (1979)
usesScripture	Bible ⓘ surface form: Holy Bible

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Church Province III → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia

Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia → affiliation → Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Bruton Parish Church

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia → hasOfficialName → Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocese of Southern Virginia

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