Diocese of Michoacán
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The Diocese of Michoacán was a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in colonial New Spain that oversaw the city of Valladolid (now Morelia) and surrounding regions in western Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Michoacán canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10773943 — 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 Michoacán Context triple: [Valladolid, New Spain, locatedInEcclesiasticalJurisdiction, Diocese of Michoacán]
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Diocese of Orizaba
The Diocese of Orizaba is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, serving the faithful in and around the city of Orizaba under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Puebla.
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Diocese of Veracruz
The Diocese of Veracruz is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, serving the faithful in part of the state of Veracruz under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Puebla.
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Diocese of Piedras Negras
The Diocese of Piedras Negras is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Mexico that forms part of the Latin Church hierarchy.
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Diocese of Tlaxcala
The Diocese of Tlaxcala is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Mexico, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Puebla and serving the faithful in the state of Tlaxcala.
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Diocese of Huajuapan de León
The Diocese of Huajuapan de León is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, serving the faithful in the Huajuapan de León region under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Puebla.
- 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 Michoacán Target entity description: The Diocese of Michoacán was a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in colonial New Spain that oversaw the city of Valladolid (now Morelia) and surrounding regions in western Mexico.
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A.
Diocese of Orizaba
The Diocese of Orizaba is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, serving the faithful in and around the city of Orizaba under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Puebla.
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B.
Diocese of Veracruz
The Diocese of Veracruz is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, serving the faithful in part of the state of Veracruz under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Puebla.
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C.
Diocese of Piedras Negras
The Diocese of Piedras Negras is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Mexico that forms part of the Latin Church hierarchy.
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D.
Diocese of Tlaxcala
The Diocese of Tlaxcala is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Mexico, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Puebla and serving the faithful in the state of Tlaxcala.
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E.
Diocese of Huajuapan de León
The Diocese of Huajuapan de León is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, serving the faithful in the Huajuapan de León region under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Puebla.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic diocese
ⓘ
former ecclesiastical territory ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Morelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valladolid, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
ⓘ
Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century ⓘ |
| churchBody | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episcopalSee |
Morelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valladolid, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | bishop ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era of New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalTerritoryOf | Roman Catholic Church in New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
Valladolid, Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding regions in western Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morelia, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Valladolid, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ western Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
city of Valladolid (now Morelia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding regions in western Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic Church in Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ecclesiastical Province of Mexico (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCity |
Morelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valladolid, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of western New Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | suppressed diocese ⓘ |
| successor | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | diocese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Michoacán Description of subject: The Diocese of Michoacán was a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in colonial New Spain that oversaw the city of Valladolid (now Morelia) and surrounding regions in western Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
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