Diocese of Valence
E588718
The Diocese of Valence is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France, centered on the city of Valence in the Drôme region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Valence canonical | 4 |
| Ancient Diocese of Valence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6117971 — 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 Valence Context triple: [Diocese of Avignon, borderedBy, Diocese of Valence]
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A.
Diocese of Viviers
The Diocese of Viviers is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern France, centered in the town of Viviers in the Ardèche region.
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B.
Diocese of Nîmes
The Diocese of Nîmes is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern France centered on the city of Nîmes and part of the Church’s hierarchy in the region of Occitanie.
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C.
Diocese of Lyon
The Diocese of Lyon is one of the oldest and most historically significant Catholic dioceses in France, traditionally regarded as the "Primat des Gaules" and centered in the city of Lyon.
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D.
Diocese of Tulle
The Diocese of Tulle is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central France, encompassing the Corrèze department and overseen by a bishop under the Archdiocese of Poitiers.
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E.
Diocese of Avignon
The Diocese of Avignon is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France centered on the city of Avignon, long influential in Church history, especially during the Avignon Papacy.
- 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 Valence Target entity description: The Diocese of Valence is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France, centered on the city of Valence in the Drôme region.
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A.
Diocese of Viviers
The Diocese of Viviers is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern France, centered in the town of Viviers in the Ardèche region.
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B.
Diocese of Nîmes
The Diocese of Nîmes is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern France centered on the city of Nîmes and part of the Church’s hierarchy in the region of Occitanie.
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C.
Diocese of Lyon
The Diocese of Lyon is one of the oldest and most historically significant Catholic dioceses in France, traditionally regarded as the "Primat des Gaules" and centered in the city of Lyon.
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D.
Diocese of Tulle
The Diocese of Tulle is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central France, encompassing the Corrèze department and overseen by a bishop under the Archdiocese of Poitiers.
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E.
Diocese of Avignon
The Diocese of Avignon is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France centered on the city of Avignon, long influential in Church history, especially during the Avignon Papacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| affiliation | Conference of Bishops of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByDiocese |
Archdiocese of Lyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Die (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne NERFINISHED ⓘ Diocese of Viviers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cathedralCity | Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| established | 4th century ⓘ |
| hasBishop | Bishop of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
reorganized by the Concordat of 1801
ⓘ
suppressed during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | historic diocese of France ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Drôme NERFINISHED ⓘ Valence, Drôme NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBishop |
Saint Aemilianus of Valence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Apollinaris of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Aurelian of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Desideratus of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Gontian of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Justin of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Lupicinus of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Mamertus of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPatronSaint | Saint Apollinaris of Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ecclesiastical province of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ecclesiastical region of Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Catholic Church in France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
List of Catholic dioceses in France ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
department of Drôme
NERFINISHED
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part of Ardèche ⓘ |
| type | diocese immediately subject to its metropolitan ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Valence Description of subject: The Diocese of Valence is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France, centered on the city of Valence in the Drôme region.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ancient Diocese of Valence