Bishop of Lincoln
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The Bishop of Lincoln is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Lincoln, one of the largest and historically most significant dioceses in England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lincoln canonical | 21 |
| Anglican Bishop of Lincoln | 1 |
| Bishops of Lincoln | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T648214 — 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: Bishop of Lincoln Context triple: [Lincoln Cathedral, seatOf, Bishop of Lincoln]
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A.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
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B.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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C.
Bishop of Buckingham
The Bishop of Buckingham is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of Oxford in overseeing parishes within part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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D.
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is the second-highest-ranking bishop in the Church of England, serving as the senior cleric of the Province of York and a leading figure in the Anglican Communion.
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E.
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the senior Church of England bishop responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Oxford, which covers much of the Thames Valley including Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
- 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: Bishop of Lincoln Target entity description: The Bishop of Lincoln is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Lincoln, one of the largest and historically most significant dioceses in England.
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A.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
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B.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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C.
Bishop of Buckingham
The Bishop of Buckingham is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of Oxford in overseeing parishes within part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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D.
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is the second-highest-ranking bishop in the Church of England, serving as the senior cleric of the Province of York and a leading figure in the Anglican Communion.
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E.
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the senior Church of England bishop responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Oxford, which covers much of the Thames Valley including Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishopric
ⓘ
diocesan bishop ⓘ episcopal office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| churchTradition | Church of England ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| establishedIn | medieval period ⓘ |
| followsRite |
Book of Common Prayer
ⓘ
Common Worship ⓘ |
| governsTerritory |
parts of Lincolnshire
ⓘ
parts of surrounding counties historically ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedCollegeOfCanons | Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
confirmation of laity
ⓘ
ordination of clergy ⓘ pastoral oversight of the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ representation in the House of Bishops of the General Synod ⓘ teaching and safeguarding doctrine ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalProvince | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| hasInsignia |
episcopal crosier
ⓘ
episcopal mitre ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
clergy in the Diocese of Lincoln
ⓘ
parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | purple ⓘ |
| hasNotableHistoricalRole | oversight of large parts of central and eastern England in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | Diocese of Lincoln official site ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Bishop’s House, Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
diocesan synod of Lincoln
ⓘ
ordination services at Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasSeeCity | Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | city of Lincoln ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major medieval ecclesiastical centre
ⓘ
one of the largest medieval English dioceses ⓘ |
| isSeniorPrelateIn | Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ |
| isSubjectTo | canons of the Church of England ⓘ |
| isSuffraganTo | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | English ⓘ |
| maySitIn | House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual (subject to seniority and availability of seats) ⓘ |
| officeType | diocesan see ⓘ |
| oversees | Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of England ⓘ |
| seatLocatedAt | Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| style | The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| usesCathedralAsMotherChurch | Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Lincoln Description of subject: The Bishop of Lincoln is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Lincoln, one of the largest and historically most significant dioceses in England.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Wolsey
this entity surface form:
Anglican Bishop of Lincoln
this entity surface form:
Bishops of Lincoln