Michael Curry (bishop)
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Michael Curry is the Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, widely known for his dynamic preaching and emphasis on social justice and the “Way of Love.”
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael B. Curry | 2 |
| Michael Curry (bishop) canonical | 1 |
| The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2800483 — 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: Michael Curry (bishop) Context triple: [Curry, hasNotableBearer, Michael Curry (bishop)]
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John Perry (bishop)
John Perry (bishop) was an Anglican bishop known for his ecclesiastical leadership within the Church of England in the 20th century.
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B.
Michael Perry (bishop)
Michael Perry is an American Anglican bishop known for his leadership within the Anglican Church in North America.
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Bishop John Baptist Purcell
Bishop John Baptist Purcell was a 19th-century Roman Catholic prelate who served as the influential Archbishop of Cincinnati and became widely known for his public debates defending Catholic doctrine in the United States.
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D.
Bishop John Emory
Bishop John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the church and his advocacy for higher education.
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E.
John McHale (bishop)
John McHale (bishop) was a 19th-century Irish Roman Catholic archbishop of Tuam known for his staunch defense of Irish nationalism, the Irish language, and Catholic rights under British rule.
- 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: Michael Curry (bishop) Target entity description: Michael Curry is the Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, widely known for his dynamic preaching and emphasis on social justice and the “Way of Love.”
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A.
John Perry (bishop)
John Perry (bishop) was an Anglican bishop known for his ecclesiastical leadership within the Church of England in the 20th century.
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B.
Michael Perry (bishop)
Michael Perry is an American Anglican bishop known for his leadership within the Anglican Church in North America.
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C.
Bishop John Baptist Purcell
Bishop John Baptist Purcell was a 19th-century Roman Catholic prelate who served as the influential Archbishop of Cincinnati and became widely known for his public debates defending Catholic doctrine in the United States.
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D.
Bishop John Emory
Bishop John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the church and his advocacy for higher education.
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E.
John McHale (bishop)
John McHale (bishop) was a 19th-century Irish Roman Catholic archbishop of Tuam known for his staunch defense of Irish nationalism, the Irish language, and Catholic rights under British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American religious leader
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Christian bishop ⓘ Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church
ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ poverty alleviation ⓘ racial reconciliation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-03-13 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Episcopal Church
ⓘ
surface form:
The Episcopal Church
|
| educatedAt |
Hobart College
ⓘ
Yale Divinity School ⓘ |
| elected | 2015 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Curry ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian preaching
ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ social justice ministry ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasOrdination |
bishop in The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
priest in The Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.episcopalchurch.org/office-of-the-presiding-bishop/ ⓘ |
| knownFor | sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Episcopal Church
ⓘ
surface form:
The Episcopal Church
|
| motto | We are the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic preaching
ⓘ
emphasis on social justice ⓘ teaching the Way of Love ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus
ⓘ
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times ⓘ
surface form:
Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times
The Way of Love framework ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ preacher ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Presiding Bishop
ⓘ
surface form:
Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
|
| partOf | Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
ⓘ
Presiding Bishop ⓘ
surface form:
Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
Presiding Bishop ⓘ
surface form:
Primate of The Episcopal Church
|
| publisherOf | pastoral letters to The Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 2015-11-01 ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Jesus-centered Christianity
ⓘ
Way of Love discipleship practices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Curry (bishop) Description of subject: Michael Curry is the Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, widely known for his dynamic preaching and emphasis on social justice and the “Way of Love.”
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Michael B. Curry
this entity surface form:
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
this entity surface form:
Michael B. Curry