Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso

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Latin Church ecclesiastical territory Roman Catholic diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in western Texas, centered in the city of El Paso and serving a diverse, largely Hispanic Catholic population along the U.S.–Mexico border.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Diocese of El Paso	5
Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso canonical	2
Catholic Diocese in West Texas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8836357 — 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 El Paso
Context triple: [P. F. Flores, diocese, Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso]

A. Archdiocese of San Antonio
The Archdiocese of San Antonio is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in south-central Texas, centered in the city of San Antonio and overseeing numerous parishes, missions, and ministries in the region.
B. Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in southern Arizona, overseeing numerous parishes, missions, and ministries across the region.
C. Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí is a major Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in central Mexico overseeing numerous parishes and suffragan dioceses in the region.
D. Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Southern California that oversees parishes, missions, and ministries in and around the city of San Diego.
E. Archdiocese of Monterrey
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Mexico, centered in the city of Monterrey and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes and dioceses in the 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 El Paso
Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in western Texas, centered in the city of El Paso and serving a diverse, largely Hispanic Catholic population along the U.S.–Mexico border.

A. Archdiocese of San Antonio
The Archdiocese of San Antonio is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in south-central Texas, centered in the city of San Antonio and overseeing numerous parishes, missions, and ministries in the region.
B. Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in southern Arizona, overseeing numerous parishes, missions, and ministries across the region.
C. Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí is a major Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in central Mexico overseeing numerous parishes and suffragan dioceses in the region.
D. Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Southern California that oversees parishes, missions, and ministries in and around the city of San Diego.
E. Archdiocese of Monterrey
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Mexico, centered in the city of Monterrey and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes and dioceses in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ecclesiastical territory ⓘ Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
belongsToConference	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
borderMinistryFocus	pastoral care of cross-border families ⓘ pastoral care of migrants ⓘ pastoral care of refugees ⓘ
borderRegion	U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ
cathedralCity	El Paso, Texas ⓘ linked to: El Paso
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
demographicCharacteristic	largely Hispanic Catholic population ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
governedBy	diocesan bishop ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral of St. Patrick (El Paso, Texas) ⓘ
hasClergyType	diocesan priests ⓘ permanent deacons ⓘ
hasEthnicCharacter	Hispanic-majority diocese ⓘ
hasPastoralStructure	Catholic schools ⓘ missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ social service agencies ⓘ
hasReligiousPersonnel	religious brothers ⓘ religious sisters ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Western Catholic ⓘ
locatedIn	Texas ⓘ western Texas ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of San Antonio ⓘ
missionFocus	charitable outreach to the poor ⓘ education and catechesis ⓘ evangelization in border communities ⓘ social justice ministry ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfFaithful	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio ⓘ
region	Southwestern United States ⓘ linked to: southwestern United States
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
seeCity	El Paso, Texas ⓘ linked to: El Paso
servesPopulation	Catholics in surrounding areas of western Texas ⓘ Catholics in the city of El Paso ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryCharacteristic	border diocese ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

P. F. Flores → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso ⓘ

subject linked to: P. F. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio

P. F. Flores → jurisdiction → Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso ⓘ

subject linked to: P. F. Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio

Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco → hasPart → Diocese of El Paso ⓘ