Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford

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Latin Church ecclesiastical territory Roman Catholic diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in northwest England, centered on the city of Salford and overseeing numerous parishes, schools, and religious institutions in the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford canonical	10
Diocese of Salford	5
Roman Catholic Diocese serving Manchester area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7982583 — 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: Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Context triple: [St Joseph’s RC High School and Sports College, religiousAuthority, Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford]

A. Archdeaconry of Salford
The Archdeaconry of Salford is an administrative division within the Church of England’s Diocese of Manchester, overseeing clergy, parishes, and church affairs in the Salford area.
B. Diocese of Liverpool
The Diocese of Liverpool is a Church of England diocese in north-west England, centered on the city of Liverpool and its cathedral, overseeing Anglican parishes across much of Merseyside and surrounding areas.
C. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool is an ecclesiastical territory in north-west England overseeing numerous parishes and institutions, with its seat at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool.
D. Diocese of Blackburn
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese in Lancashire, overseeing Anglican parishes and clergy within its jurisdiction.
E. Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in England, centered on the city of Birmingham and responsible for overseeing local parishes, clergy, and pastoral activities within its 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: Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in northwest England, centered on the city of Salford and overseeing numerous parishes, schools, and religious institutions in the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas.

A. Archdeaconry of Salford
The Archdeaconry of Salford is an administrative division within the Church of England’s Diocese of Manchester, overseeing clergy, parishes, and church affairs in the Salford area.
B. Diocese of Liverpool
The Diocese of Liverpool is a Church of England diocese in north-west England, centered on the city of Liverpool and its cathedral, overseeing Anglican parishes across much of Merseyside and surrounding areas.
C. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool is an ecclesiastical territory in north-west England overseeing numerous parishes and institutions, with its seat at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool.
D. Diocese of Blackburn
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese in Lancashire, overseeing Anglican parishes and clergy within its jurisdiction.
E. Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in England, centered on the city of Birmingham and responsible for overseeing local parishes, clergy, and pastoral activities within its region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ecclesiastical territory ⓘ Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
bishop	John Arnold ⓘ
cathedral	Salford Cathedral ⓘ
cathedralLocatedIn	Salford ⓘ
coatOfArms	coat of arms of the Diocese of Salford ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateEstablished	29 September 1852 ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee	Salford ⓘ
established	1852 ⓘ
follows	Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governs	clergy in the diocese ⓘ
hasCathedralStatusSince	1852 ⓘ
hasClergy	diocesan priests ⓘ permanent deacons ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitutions	Catholic colleges ⓘ Catholic primary schools ⓘ Catholic secondary schools ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ
hasPastoralStructures	deaneries ⓘ parishes ⓘ
hasReligiousCommunities	female religious orders ⓘ male religious orders ⓘ
hasType	suffragan diocese ⓘ
isPartOf	Catholic Church in England and Wales ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church in the United Kingdom
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalCalendar	Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for England and Wales ⓘ
locatedIn	City of Salford ⓘ linked to: Salford England ⓘ North West England ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of Liverpool ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
oversees	Catholic parishes in Greater Manchester ⓘ Catholic parishes in parts of Lancashire ⓘ Catholic schools in the diocese ⓘ religious institutions in the diocese ⓘ
province	Roman Catholic Province of Liverpool ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
region	Greater Manchester ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryIncludes	City of Manchester ⓘ City of Salford ⓘ linked to: Salford parts of Lancashire ⓘ
titleOfBishop	Bishop of Salford ⓘ
website	https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

St Joseph’s RC High School and Sports College → religiousAuthority → Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford ⓘ

St Wilfrid’s Church, Hulme → locatedInEcclesiasticalJurisdiction → Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford ⓘ

St Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church, Irlam → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford ⓘ

St Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church, Irlam → jurisdiction → Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford ⓘ

Herbert Vaughan → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford ⓘ

subject linked to: Cardinal Herbert Vaughan

Province of Westminster → contains → Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool → metropolitanSeeOf → Diocese of Salford ⓘ