Diocese of Derry
E494947
The Diocese of Derry is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the north of Ireland, centered on the city of Derry and encompassing parts of several surrounding counties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Derry canonical | 8 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry | 4 |
| Diocese of Derry (Roman Catholic) | 1 |
| Diocese of Derry and Raphoe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5100391 — 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 Derry Context triple: [County Tyrone, hasDiocese, Diocese of Derry]
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A.
Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough
The Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough is a Church of Ireland Anglican diocese in eastern Ireland that encompasses the city of Dublin and the historic monastic area of Glendalough.
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B.
Diocese of Bangor
The Diocese of Bangor is one of the historic Anglican dioceses in Wales, centered on the city of Bangor and serving the northwest region of the country.
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C.
Diocese of St Davids
The Diocese of St Davids is a historic Anglican diocese in southwest Wales centered on the cathedral city of St Davids, traditionally regarded as one of the oldest and most significant Christian sees in Wales.
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D.
Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is a Church of Ireland diocese in southern Ireland that encompasses the historic dioceses of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross under a single ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
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E.
Diocese of Sodor and Man
The Diocese of Sodor and Man is the Church of England diocese covering the Isle of Man, historically rooted in the medieval Norse-Gaelic Kingdom of the Isles.
- 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 Derry Target entity description: The Diocese of Derry is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the north of Ireland, centered on the city of Derry and encompassing parts of several surrounding counties.
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A.
Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough
The Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough is a Church of Ireland Anglican diocese in eastern Ireland that encompasses the city of Dublin and the historic monastic area of Glendalough.
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B.
Diocese of Bangor
The Diocese of Bangor is one of the historic Anglican dioceses in Wales, centered on the city of Bangor and serving the northwest region of the country.
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C.
Diocese of St Davids
The Diocese of St Davids is a historic Anglican diocese in southwest Wales centered on the cathedral city of St Davids, traditionally regarded as one of the oldest and most significant Christian sees in Wales.
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D.
Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is a Church of Ireland diocese in southern Ireland that encompasses the historic dioceses of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross under a single ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
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E.
Diocese of Sodor and Man
The Diocese of Sodor and Man is the Church of England diocese covering the Isle of Man, historically rooted in the medieval Norse-Gaelic Kingdom of the Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic diocese
ⓘ
ecclesiastical territory ⓘ |
| borderCrosses |
United Kingdom–Republic of Ireland border
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish border
|
| cathedral |
St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry
ⓘ
linked to:
St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry
|
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Armagh ⓘ |
| episcopalSee | Derry ⓘ |
| follows | Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bishop of Derry ⓘ |
| hasCathedralCity | Derry ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
diocesan priests
ⓘ
permanent deacons ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalLanguage |
Latin (official)
ⓘ
vernacular languages (primarily English) ⓘ |
| hasParishes | multiple parishes in urban and rural areas ⓘ |
| hasPastoralActivities |
education and schools
ⓘ
parish ministry ⓘ social and charitable services ⓘ vocations promotion ⓘ youth ministry ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunities | various male and female religious orders ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official diocesan website (Diocese of Derry) ⓘ |
| liturgicalCalendar | Roman Catholic liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Ireland ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee |
Archdiocese of Armagh
ⓘ
linked to:
Ecclesiastical Province of Armagh
|
| partOf |
Catholic Church in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Catholic Church
|
| primaryCathedralDedication | Saint Eugene ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| seat | city of Derry ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Holy See ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| territoryIncludes |
County Antrim
ⓘ
County Derry ⓘ
linked to:
County Londonderry
County Derry (Northern Ireland) ⓘ
linked to:
County Londonderry
County Donegal ⓘ County Londonderry ⓘ County Tyrone ⓘ parts of County Antrim (Northern Ireland) ⓘ parts of County Donegal (Republic of Ireland) ⓘ parts of County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Diocese of Derry Description of subject: The Diocese of Derry is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the north of Ireland, centered on the city of Derry and encompassing parts of several surrounding counties.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tyrone
linked to: Diocese of Derry
linked to: Diocese of Derry
linked to: Diocese of Derry
linked to: Diocese of Derry
linked to: Diocese of Derry
subject linked to:
Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
linked to: Diocese of Derry