Diocese of Passau
E640316
The Diocese of Passau is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern Germany, centered in the city of Passau and known for its long-standing religious and cultural significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Passau canonical | 14 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau | 3 |
| diocese of Passau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6552173 — 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 Passau Context triple: [Catholic Church in Germany, hasMember, Diocese of Passau]
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A.
Diocese of Bamberg
The Diocese of Bamberg is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Bavaria, Germany, centered on the city of Bamberg and known for its rich religious and architectural heritage.
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B.
Diocese of Augsburg
The Diocese of Augsburg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Bavaria, Germany, centered in the city of Augsburg and known for its historic churches, monasteries, and long-standing religious heritage.
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C.
Diocese of Würzburg
The Diocese of Würzburg is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Bavaria, Germany, centered on the city of Würzburg and overseen by a diocesan bishop.
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D.
Diocese of Eichstätt
The Diocese of Eichstätt is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Bavaria, Germany, centered on the city of Eichstätt and known for its historic cathedral and long-standing religious heritage.
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E.
Archdiocese of Bamberg
The Archdiocese of Bamberg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Bavaria, Germany, centered on the historic city of Bamberg and known for its rich religious and architectural heritage.
- 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 Passau Target entity description: The Diocese of Passau is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern Germany, centered in the city of Passau and known for its long-standing religious and cultural significance.
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A.
Diocese of Bamberg
The Diocese of Bamberg is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Bavaria, Germany, centered on the city of Bamberg and known for its rich religious and architectural heritage.
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B.
Diocese of Augsburg
The Diocese of Augsburg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Bavaria, Germany, centered in the city of Augsburg and known for its historic churches, monasteries, and long-standing religious heritage.
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C.
Diocese of Würzburg
The Diocese of Würzburg is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Bavaria, Germany, centered on the city of Würzburg and overseen by a diocesan bishop.
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D.
Diocese of Eichstätt
The Diocese of Eichstätt is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Bavaria, Germany, centered on the city of Eichstätt and known for its historic cathedral and long-standing religious heritage.
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E.
Archdiocese of Bamberg
The Archdiocese of Bamberg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Bavaria, Germany, centered on the historic city of Bamberg and known for its rich religious and architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Austria ⓘ |
| cathedral |
Dom St. Stephan
ⓘ
St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Passau ⓘ
linked to:
St. Stephen's Cathedral
|
| cathedralCity | Passau ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| foundedAs |
Bishopric of Passau
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince-Bishopric of Passau
|
| foundedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | diocesan bishop ⓘ |
| hasBishopTitle | Bishop of Passau ⓘ |
| hasCathedralChapter | Cathedral chapter of Passau ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
religious clergy
ⓘ
secular clergy ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration of sacraments
ⓘ
maintenance of churches and religious institutions ⓘ organization of parish life ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
baroque church architecture
ⓘ
medieval ecclesiastical center ⓘ |
| hasSee | Passau ⓘ |
| hasType | suffragan diocese ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| isEpiscopalSeeOf | Bishop of Passau ⓘ |
| isMemberOf |
German Bishops’ Conference
ⓘ
linked to:
German Bishops' Conference
|
| jurisdiction | pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Passau ⓘ southeastern Germany ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural significance in southeastern Germany
ⓘ
long-standing religious significance ⓘ |
| partOf | Ecclesiastical province of Munich and Freising ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Holy See
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| territoryIncludes |
areas along the Danube River
ⓘ
parts of Lower Bavaria ⓘ |
| tradition | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| usesCalendar |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
|
How these facts were elicited
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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 Passau Description of subject: The Diocese of Passau is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern Germany, centered in the city of Passau and known for its long-standing religious and cultural significance.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Diocese of Passau
linked to: Diocese of Passau
linked to: Diocese of Passau