Diocese of Timmins
E493942
The Diocese of Timmins is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Ontario, Canada, serving local parishes and communities under the Latin Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Timmins canonical | 4 |
| Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario | 1 |
| Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4967606 — 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: Diocese of Timmins Context triple: [Ecclesiastical Province of Montreal, hasSuffraganDiocese, Diocese of Timmins]
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A.
Diocese of Toronto
The Diocese of Toronto is a prominent Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Canada, centered in Toronto and historically associated with its influential first bishop, John Strachan.
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B.
Anglican Diocese of Huron
The Anglican Diocese of Huron is a regional diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada based in southwestern Ontario, overseeing numerous parishes and ministries across the area.
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C.
Diocese of Mont-Laurier
The Diocese of Mont-Laurier is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Quebec, Canada, serving the faithful in the Laurentides region under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Montreal.
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D.
Diocese of Halifax
The Diocese of Halifax was a former Church of England diocese in West Yorkshire, centered on the town of Halifax and subordinate to the ecclesiastical Province of York.
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E.
Diocese of Amos
The Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Quebec, Canada, serving the faithful in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue 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: Diocese of Timmins Target entity description: The Diocese of Timmins is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Ontario, Canada, serving local parishes and communities under the Latin Church.
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A.
Diocese of Toronto
The Diocese of Toronto is a prominent Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Canada, centered in Toronto and historically associated with its influential first bishop, John Strachan.
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B.
Anglican Diocese of Huron
The Anglican Diocese of Huron is a regional diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada based in southwestern Ontario, overseeing numerous parishes and ministries across the area.
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C.
Diocese of Mont-Laurier
The Diocese of Mont-Laurier is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Quebec, Canada, serving the faithful in the Laurentides region under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Montreal.
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D.
Diocese of Halifax
The Diocese of Halifax was a former Church of England diocese in West Yorkshire, centered on the town of Halifax and subordinate to the ecclesiastical Province of York.
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E.
Diocese of Amos
The Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Quebec, Canada, serving the faithful in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| belongsToConference | Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| cathedral | St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral ⓘ |
| cathedralLocatedIn |
Timmins, Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Timmins
|
| communion | in full communion with the Holy See ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| episcopalOrdinaryTitle | Bishop of Timmins ⓘ |
| episcopalSee | Timmins ⓘ |
| establishedAsApostolicVicariate | 1908 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Timmins
Diocese of Haileybury ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Haileybury
|
| governingBody | Bishop of Timmins ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
diocesan priests
ⓘ
religious priests ⓘ |
| hasInstitutions |
Catholic schools
ⓘ
missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ pastoral centers ⓘ |
| hasParishes | yes ⓘ |
| hasPastoralMission |
administration of the sacraments
ⓘ
evangelization in Northeastern Ontario ⓘ pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | territorial ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Western ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeastern Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
northeastern Ontario
Ontario ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall ⓘ |
| primaryLiturgicalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| promotedToDiocese | 1915 ⓘ |
| province |
Ecclesiastical Province of Ottawa–Cornwall
ⓘ
linked to:
Ecclesiastical Province of Ottawa
|
| regionServed |
Cochrane District
ⓘ
Timmins and surrounding communities ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| renamed | Diocese of Timmins ⓘ |
| renamedYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Pope ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| territory | parts of Northeastern Ontario ⓘ |
| type | suffragan diocese ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dioceseoftimmins.ca ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Timmins Description of subject: The Diocese of Timmins is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Ontario, Canada, serving local parishes and communities under the Latin Church.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Diocese of Timmins
linked to: Diocese of Timmins