Diocese of Macedonia
E721287
The Diocese of Macedonia was a late Roman administrative district in the Balkans that governed several provinces in the region of ancient Macedonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Macedonia canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8259957 — 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 Macedonia Context triple: [province of Macedonia, incorporatedInto, Diocese of Macedonia]
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A.
Diocese of Dommoc
The Diocese of Dommoc was an early Anglo-Saxon bishopric in the Kingdom of East Anglia, traditionally associated with the see at Dunwich.
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B.
Diocese of Athens
The Diocese of Athens is the principal ecclesiastical district of the Church of Greece, centered in the capital city and led by its archbishop as the country's senior Orthodox prelate.
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C.
Diocese of Chersonese
The Diocese of Chersonese is a jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church that oversees parishes and religious institutions in parts of Western Europe, including the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas.
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D.
Diocese of the East
The Diocese of the East was a major late Roman and early Byzantine administrative diocese encompassing several provinces in the eastern Mediterranean, including parts of Syria and Palestine.
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E.
Archdiocese of Thessaloniki
The Archdiocese of Thessaloniki is a major ecclesiastical territory of the Christian Church centered in the historic city of Thessaloniki, Greece.
- 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 Macedonia Target entity description: The Diocese of Macedonia was a late Roman administrative district in the Balkans that governed several provinces in the region of ancient Macedonia.
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A.
Diocese of Dommoc
The Diocese of Dommoc was an early Anglo-Saxon bishopric in the Kingdom of East Anglia, traditionally associated with the see at Dunwich.
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B.
Diocese of Athens
The Diocese of Athens is the principal ecclesiastical district of the Church of Greece, centered in the capital city and led by its archbishop as the country's senior Orthodox prelate.
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C.
Diocese of Chersonese
The Diocese of Chersonese is a jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church that oversees parishes and religious institutions in parts of Western Europe, including the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas.
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D.
Diocese of the East
The Diocese of the East was a major late Roman and early Byzantine administrative diocese encompassing several provinces in the eastern Mediterranean, including parts of Syria and Palestine.
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E.
Archdiocese of Thessaloniki
The Archdiocese of Thessaloniki is a major ecclesiastical territory of the Christian Church centered in the historic city of Thessaloniki, Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman administrative division
ⓘ
late Roman diocese ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Balkans
ⓘ
ancient Macedonia ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| capital |
Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Roman imperial administration ⓘ |
| follows | Diocese of Moesia ⓘ |
| governmentType | imperial civil administration ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Diocese of Asiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Asia
Diocese of Dacia ⓘ Diocese of Pannonia ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Pannonia (de facto)
Diocese of Thrace ⓘ
linked to:
Thraciae Diocese
|
| hasPart |
Province of Achaia
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaia
Province of Creta ⓘ Province of Dacia Mediterranea ⓘ Province of Dacia Ripensis ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Dacia Ripensis
Province of Epirus Nova ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Epirus Nova
Province of Epirus Vetus ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Epirus
Province of Macedonia Prima ⓘ
linked to:
province of Macedonia
Province of Macedonia Secunda ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia Secunda
Province of Moesia Prima ⓘ
linked to:
Moesia Prima
Province of Praevalitana ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Praevalitana
Province of Thessalia ⓘ
linked to:
Thessaly administrative region
|
| higherAdministrativeUnit | praetorian prefecture ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Illyricum ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Macedonia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum ⓘ
linked to:
Illyricum prefecture
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | diocese ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th to 7th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil administration
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Macedonia Description of subject: The Diocese of Macedonia was a late Roman administrative district in the Balkans that governed several provinces in the region of ancient Macedonia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.