Diocese of Goa
E901945
The Diocese of Goa is a historic Roman Catholic jurisdiction in India that played a central role in the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian subcontinent during Portuguese colonial rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Goa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10992486 — 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 Goa Context triple: [Archdiocese of Braga, metropolitanSeeOf, Diocese of Goa]
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A.
Diocese of Daman
The Diocese of Daman was a former Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in western India that was eventually incorporated into the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
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B.
Diocese of Poona
The Diocese of Poona is a Latin-rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, centered in Pune and serving the surrounding region under the province of Goa and Daman.
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C.
Diocese of Baroda
The Diocese of Baroda is a Latin-rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, serving the faithful in and around the city of Vadodara (Baroda) under the province of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
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D.
Diocese of Belgaum
The Diocese of Belgaum is a Latin-rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India serving the faithful in and around the Belagavi (Belgaum) region under the province of Goa and Daman.
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E.
Diocese of Karwar
The Diocese of Karwar is a Latin Rite Catholic ecclesiastical territory in India, serving the faithful of the Karwar region under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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 Goa Target entity description: The Diocese of Goa is a historic Roman Catholic jurisdiction in India that played a central role in the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian subcontinent during Portuguese colonial rule.
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A.
Diocese of Daman
The Diocese of Daman was a former Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in western India that was eventually incorporated into the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
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B.
Diocese of Poona
The Diocese of Poona is a Latin-rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, centered in Pune and serving the surrounding region under the province of Goa and Daman.
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C.
Diocese of Baroda
The Diocese of Baroda is a Latin-rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India, serving the faithful in and around the city of Vadodara (Baroda) under the province of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.
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D.
Diocese of Belgaum
The Diocese of Belgaum is a Latin-rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in India serving the faithful in and around the Belagavi (Belgaum) region under the province of Goa and Daman.
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E.
Diocese of Karwar
The Diocese of Karwar is a Latin Rite Catholic ecclesiastical territory in India, serving the faithful of the Karwar region under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin Church jurisdiction
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ historic ecclesiastical territory ⓘ |
| associatedReligiousOrders |
Augustinians
ⓘ
Dominicans ⓘ
linked to:
Dominican friars
Franciscans ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
Jesuits ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
|
| associatedWith | Portuguese Padroado system ⓘ |
| colonialContext | Portuguese colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince |
Goa (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
Goa
|
| establishedBy |
Holy See
ⓘ
Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| governedAs | ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | cathedral in Goa ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
religious orders
ⓘ
secular clergy ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic Catholic heritage in India ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
major center of early modern Catholic missions
ⓘ
one of the earliest Catholic dioceses in Asia ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
central role in spread of Christianity in the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
key missionary base during Portuguese colonial rule ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | diocese ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfPastoralCare |
English
ⓘ
Konkani ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Goa Inquisition
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Goa
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| missionaryFunction |
base for evangelization of Asia
ⓘ
base for evangelization of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Church in India ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Goa ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Goa
ⓘ
Indian Ocean missionary network ⓘ western coast of India ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
|
| successorJurisdiction |
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
|
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| underAuthorityOf | Pope ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Goa Description of subject: The Diocese of Goa is a historic Roman Catholic jurisdiction in India that played a central role in the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian subcontinent during Portuguese colonial rule.
Referenced by (1)
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