Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia
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The Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia is a senior bishopric of the Georgian Orthodox Church responsible for overseeing ecclesiastical affairs in the region of Abkhazia and its capital, Sukhumi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4316357 — 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: Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia Context triple: [Ilia II, previousPositionHeld, Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia]
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A.
Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi
The Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi is the senior ecclesiastical leader and chief bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church, traditionally based in the historic religious center of Mtskheta and the capital city Tbilisi.
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B.
Metropolitan of Kazan
The Metropolitan of Kazan is a senior bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the historic Kazan diocese, a role once held by the future Patriarch Hermogenes.
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C.
Metropolitan of Elbasan
The Metropolitan of Elbasan is a senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the ecclesiastical administration and spiritual life of the Elbasan region within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
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D.
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia is the supreme spiritual leader and highest-ranking bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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E.
Bishop of Georgia
The Bishop of Georgia is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Georgia, overseeing its congregations, clergy, and ministries within 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: Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia Target entity description: The Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia is a senior bishopric of the Georgian Orthodox Church responsible for overseeing ecclesiastical affairs in the region of Abkhazia and its capital, Sukhumi.
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A.
Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi
The Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi is the senior ecclesiastical leader and chief bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church, traditionally based in the historic religious center of Mtskheta and the capital city Tbilisi.
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B.
Metropolitan of Kazan
The Metropolitan of Kazan is a senior bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church overseeing the historic Kazan diocese, a role once held by the future Patriarch Hermogenes.
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C.
Metropolitan of Elbasan
The Metropolitan of Elbasan is a senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the ecclesiastical administration and spiritual life of the Elbasan region within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
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D.
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia is the supreme spiritual leader and highest-ranking bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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E.
Bishop of Georgia
The Bishop of Georgia is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Georgia, overseeing its congregations, clergy, and ministries within the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bishopric
ⓘ
ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ episcopal see ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Georgians ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Abkhazia
ⓘ
Black Sea coast ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Eastern Orthodox ecclesiology ⓘ |
| churchRite | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| denomination | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Julian calendar (liturgical) ⓘ |
| governingBody | Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Abkhazia
ⓘ
Sukhumi ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia (officeholder, variable over time) ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | metropolis ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Georgian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abkhazia
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| primaryCathedralCity | Sukhumi ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| seeCity | Sukhumi ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia ⓘ |
| territorialScopeIncludes |
Abkhazia
ⓘ
Sukhumi ⓘ |
| typeOfBishop | Metropolitan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia Description of subject: The Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia is a senior bishopric of the Georgian Orthodox Church responsible for overseeing ecclesiastical affairs in the region of Abkhazia and its capital, Sukhumi.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.