Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman

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Roman Catholic archdiocese metropolitan see

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman is a historic metropolitan archdiocese in western India, traditionally known as the “Rome of the East” for its central role in the spread of Catholicism in Asia.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman	42
Archdiocese of Goa	6
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman canonical	6
Roman Catholic Church in Goa	2
Archdiocese of Goa (later periods, via reorganization)	1
Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman	1
Catholic Church authorities in Goa	1
Latin Rite Archdiocese of Goa and Daman	1
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2304722 — 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 Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Context triple: [Churches and Convents of Goa, centerOf, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman]

A. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, overseeing the country’s central church administration and pastoral activities from the capital city.
B. Diocese of Vellore
The Diocese of Vellore is a Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, centered in the city of Vellore and responsible for overseeing local parishes and church activities within its territory.
C. Archdiocese of Turin
The Archdiocese of Turin is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northwestern Italy, centered in the city of Turin and led by an archbishop.
D. Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Brazil that oversees numerous parishes and religious institutions in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
E. Diocese of Calcutta
The Diocese of Calcutta is an Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern India, centered in Kolkata and historically one of the oldest and most prominent dioceses of the Church of North India.
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 Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman is a historic metropolitan archdiocese in western India, traditionally known as the “Rome of the East” for its central role in the spread of Catholicism in Asia.

A. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, overseeing the country’s central church administration and pastoral activities from the capital city.
B. Diocese of Vellore
The Diocese of Vellore is a Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, centered in the city of Vellore and responsible for overseeing local parishes and church activities within its territory.
C. Archdiocese of Turin
The Archdiocese of Turin is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northwestern Italy, centered in the city of Turin and led by an archbishop.
D. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat is the principal Latin-rite ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Morocco, overseeing pastoral and administrative activities for Catholics in and around the capital city.
E. Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Brazil that oversees numerous parishes and religious institutions in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ metropolitan see ⓘ
archbishopHoldsTitle	Patriarch of the East Indies ⓘ
associatedWith	Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese Padroado system ⓘ linked to: Portuguese Padroado
coCathedral	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Panaji ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevatedToArchdiocese	1557 ⓘ
elevatedToPatriarchate	1886 ⓘ
establishedAsDiocese	1533 ⓘ
governingBody	Archbishop of Goa and Daman ⓘ
hasMajorShrine	Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ
hasTitle	Patriarchate of the East Indies ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.archgoadaman.org/ ⓘ
historicalRole	key base for Jesuit missions in India ⓘ major center for Catholic missionary activity in Asia ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Latin ⓘ
languageOfPastoralCare	English ⓘ Konkani ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Daman and Diu ⓘ linked to: Daman district Goa ⓘ western India ⓘ linked to: Western India
majorShrineHousesRelicsOf	Saint Francis Xavier ⓘ linked to: Francis Xavier
mergedWith	Diocese of Daman ⓘ Diocese of Macao (historical jurisdictional changes) ⓘ
metropolitanProvince	Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman ⓘ
metropolitanSeeOf	Diocese of Ahmedabad ⓘ Diocese of Baroda ⓘ Diocese of Belgaum ⓘ Diocese of Jamnagar ⓘ Diocese of Karwar ⓘ Diocese of Nashik ⓘ Diocese of Poona ⓘ Diocese of Rajkot ⓘ Diocese of Sindhudurg ⓘ
primaryCathedral	Se Cathedral ⓘ
primaryCathedralLocation	Old Goa ⓘ
region	Conference of Catholic Bishops of India ⓘ linked to: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
subjectTo	Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryIncludes	State of Goa ⓘ linked to: Goa Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ linked to: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu some parishes in Karnataka ⓘ some parishes in Maharashtra ⓘ
traditionalNickname	Rome of the East ⓘ

How these facts were elicited