Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
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The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral is the senior cleric responsible for leading the chapter and overseeing the worship, administration, and mission of London’s historic St Paul’s Cathedral.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dean of St Paul's | 2 |
| Dean of St Paul’s | 1 |
| Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral canonical | 1 |
| Deans of St Paul’s | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4986551 — 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: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral Context triple: [John Colet, appointedAs, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral]
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A.
Dean of Westminster
The Dean of Westminster is the senior cleric responsible for leading the religious life, administration, and ceremonial functions of Westminster Abbey in London.
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B.
Dean of Washington National Cathedral
The Dean of Washington National Cathedral is the senior cleric responsible for leading worship, administration, and public ministry at the prominent Episcopal cathedral in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Bishop of Southwark
The Bishop of Southwark is the senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Southwark in south London and surrounding areas.
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D.
Dean of Canterbury
The Dean of Canterbury is the senior cleric responsible for overseeing the spiritual life, administration, and worship at Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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E.
Bishop of Kensington
The Bishop of Kensington is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of London in overseeing parishes in the Kensington area and surrounding parts of west London.
- 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: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral Target entity description: The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral is the senior cleric responsible for leading the chapter and overseeing the worship, administration, and mission of London’s historic St Paul’s Cathedral.
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A.
Dean of Westminster
The Dean of Westminster is the senior cleric responsible for leading the religious life, administration, and ceremonial functions of Westminster Abbey in London.
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B.
Dean of Washington National Cathedral
The Dean of Washington National Cathedral is the senior cleric responsible for leading worship, administration, and public ministry at the prominent Episcopal cathedral in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Bishop of Southwark
The Bishop of Southwark is the senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Southwark in south London and surrounding areas.
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D.
Dean of Canterbury
The Dean of Canterbury is the senior cleric responsible for overseeing the spiritual life, administration, and worship at Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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E.
Bishop of Kensington
The Bishop of Kensington is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of London in overseeing parishes in the Kensington area and surrounding parts of west London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cathedral dean
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ecclesiastical office ⓘ leadership position in the Church of England ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Crown
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
historic St Paul’s Cathedral in London
ⓘ
linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
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| basedIn | Deanery of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| category |
Deans of St Paul’s
ⓘ
linked to:
Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
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| cathedralServed |
St Paul’s Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
|
| churchProvince | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of London ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStyle | The Very Reverend ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
chairing meetings of the Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral
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oversight of educational and outreach work of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ pastoral oversight of cathedral clergy ⓘ presiding at major liturgical services in St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ representing St Paul’s Cathedral in civic and national events ⓘ stewardship of the cathedral’s historic building ⓘ strategic leadership of the cathedral’s ministry ⓘ |
| heads |
Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral
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linked to:
Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
|
| inception | medieval period ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
St Paul’s Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
City of London
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| officeHolderOf | senior cleric of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| officeType | non-episcopal clerical office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
|
| rank | senior priest ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Anglican Communion
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Church of England ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
overall leadership of St Paul’s Cathedral
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oversight of administration at St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ oversight of mission at St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ oversight of worship at St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| seat |
St Paul’s Cathedral
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linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
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| seeAlso |
Dean (Christianity)
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Diocese of London ⓘ St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
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| subordinateTo | Bishop of London ⓘ |
| tradition | Anglican liturgical tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral Description of subject: The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral is the senior cleric responsible for leading the chapter and overseeing the worship, administration, and mission of London’s historic St Paul’s Cathedral.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral