Peter Ball (bishop)
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Peter Ball (bishop) is a former Church of England bishop who became widely known for his conviction on historical sexual abuse charges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Ball (bishop) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10205886 — 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: Peter Ball (bishop) Context triple: [Peter Ball, nameSharedBy, Peter Ball (bishop)]
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A.
Michael Ball (bishop)
Michael Ball is a retired Anglican bishop in the Church of England who served as the Bishop of Truro.
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B.
Bishop Thomas Hatfield
Bishop Thomas Hatfield was a 14th-century Bishop of Durham and influential English cleric and statesman known for his patronage of education and architecture.
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C.
Bishop Thomas Lancaster
Bishop Thomas Lancaster was a 16th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland noted for his role in ecclesiastical leadership and educational patronage.
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D.
Bishop Thomas Griffiths
Bishop Thomas Griffiths was a 19th-century English Roman Catholic prelate known for his leadership in the revival and expansion of Catholic life and institutions in London.
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E.
Bishop Briggs
Bishop Briggs is a British-American singer-songwriter known for her powerful vocals and dark, soulful pop songs, including the hit single "River."
- 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: Peter Ball (bishop) Target entity description: Peter Ball (bishop) is a former Church of England bishop who became widely known for his conviction on historical sexual abuse charges.
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A.
Michael Ball (bishop)
Michael Ball is a retired Anglican bishop in the Church of England who served as the Bishop of Truro.
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B.
Bishop Thomas Hatfield
Bishop Thomas Hatfield was a 14th-century Bishop of Durham and influential English cleric and statesman known for his patronage of education and architecture.
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C.
Bishop Thomas Lancaster
Bishop Thomas Lancaster was a 16th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland noted for his role in ecclesiastical leadership and educational patronage.
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D.
Bishop Thomas Griffiths
Bishop Thomas Griffiths was a 19th-century English Roman Catholic prelate known for his leadership in the revival and expansion of Catholic life and institutions in London.
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E.
Bishop Briggs
Bishop Briggs is a British-American singer-songwriter known for her powerful vocals and dark, soulful pop songs, including the hit single "River."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| abusePeriod | 1970s–1990s ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishopIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
indecent assault
ⓘ
misconduct in public office ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 2015-10-07 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-02-14 ⓘ |
| diocese |
Diocese of Chichester
ⓘ
Diocese of Gloucester ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lancing College
ⓘ
Queens' College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1992 (as Bishop of Lewes)
ⓘ
1993 (as Bishop of Gloucester) ⓘ |
| familyName | Ball ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bishop emeritus of Gloucester ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| knownFor | abuse of young men and aspiring priests ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Church of England ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest in 2012 over historical abuse allegations
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charge by Crown Prosecution Service in 2014 ⓘ |
| notableFor | historical sexual abuse scandal in the Church of England ⓘ |
| occupation | bishop ⓘ |
| ordainedAsPriestIn | 1956 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norbury, Surrey, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | HM Prison (England) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Gloucester
ⓘ
Bishop of Lewes ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | police investigation into sexual abuse allegations ⓘ |
| releasedFromPrison | 2017 ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| religiousOrderFounded | Community of Glastonbury ⓘ |
| residence | Somerset, England (after release) ⓘ |
| resignedFromPosition | Bishop of Gloucester ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | 32 months imprisonment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Michael Ball (bishop) ⓘ |
| startTime |
1977 (as Bishop of Lewes)
ⓘ
1992 (as Bishop of Gloucester) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) hearings
ⓘ
media coverage on clerical abuse in the Church of England ⓘ |
| twin | Michael Ball (bishop) ⓘ |
| victimDemographic |
aspiring clergy
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young men ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Ball (bishop) Description of subject: Peter Ball (bishop) is a former Church of England bishop who became widely known for his conviction on historical sexual abuse charges.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.