Diocese of Northern Indiana

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Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction Episcopal diocese

The Diocese of Northern Indiana is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in the northern portion of the state of Indiana.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana	2
Bishop of Northern Indiana	1
Diocese of Northern Indiana canonical	1
Northern Indiana Diocese (informal)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T485928 — 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 Northern Indiana
Context triple: [Province V, hasDiocese, Diocese of Northern Indiana]

A. Diocese of Fond du Lac
The Diocese of Fond du Lac is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in northeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Fond du Lac and known for its Anglo-Catholic tradition.
B. Diocese of Chicago
The Diocese of Chicago is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing congregations and ministries across northern Illinois.
C. Diocese of Milwaukee
The Diocese of Milwaukee is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in southeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Milwaukee and encompassing numerous congregations across the region.
D. Diocese of Kentucky
The Diocese of Kentucky is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in the central and western parts of the state of Kentucky.
E. Diocese of Lexington
The Diocese of Lexington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in eastern Kentucky.
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 Northern Indiana
Target entity description: The Diocese of Northern Indiana is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in the northern portion of the state of Indiana.

A. Diocese of Fond du Lac
The Diocese of Fond du Lac is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in northeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Fond du Lac and known for its Anglo-Catholic tradition.
B. Diocese of Chicago
The Diocese of Chicago is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing congregations and ministries across northern Illinois.
C. Diocese of Milwaukee
The Diocese of Milwaukee is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in southeastern Wisconsin, centered in the city of Milwaukee and encompassing numerous congregations across the region.
D. Diocese of Kentucky
The Diocese of Kentucky is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in the central and western parts of the state of Kentucky.
E. Diocese of Lexington
The Diocese of Lexington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in eastern Kentucky.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ Episcopal diocese ⓘ
ChristianTradition	mainline Protestant ⓘ
churchProvince	Province V of the Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Province V of the Episcopal Church (United States)
communion	Anglican Communion ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
episcopalSee	Cathedral of St. James, South Bend ⓘ
follows	Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
governedBy	bishop ⓘ
governingBody	Diocesan convention ⓘ surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Northern Indiana
hasAbbreviation	Diocese of Northern Indiana self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northern Indiana Diocese (informal)
hasBishopTitle	Diocese of Northern Indiana self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Northern Indiana
hasCathedral	Cathedral of St. James, South Bend ⓘ
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Episcopal congregations in northern Indiana ⓘ
hasLiturgicalBook	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ surface form: Book of Common Prayer (1979)
hasMission	oversight of Episcopal congregations in northern Indiana ⓘ
hasPolity	Episcopal polity ⓘ
hasRite	Anglican liturgy ⓘ Book of Common Prayer ⓘ surface form: Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church USA)
hasTypeOfCongregations	missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ
hasWebsite	official website of the Diocese of Northern Indiana ⓘ
isPartOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ
isSubdivisionOf	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglican
locatedIn	Indiana ⓘ
partOf	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
regionServed	Northern Indiana ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
seeCity	South Bend, Indiana ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Allen County, Indiana ⓘ Elkhart County, Indiana ⓘ Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ Gary, Indiana ⓘ LaPorte County, Indiana ⓘ Lake County, Indiana ⓘ Northern portion of the state of Indiana ⓘ Porter County, Indiana ⓘ South Bend, Indiana ⓘ St. Joseph County, Indiana ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Province V → hasDiocese → Diocese of Northern Indiana ⓘ

Diocese of Northern Indiana → hasBishopTitle → Diocese of Northern Indiana self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bishop of Northern Indiana

Diocese of Northern Indiana → hasAbbreviation → Diocese of Northern Indiana self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Indiana Diocese (informal)

Province V of the Episcopal Church → hasDiocese → Diocese of Northern Indiana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana

Cathedral of St. James, South Bend → diocese → Diocese of Northern Indiana ⓘ