Bishop of Leiria

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Catholic bishop Latin Rite prelate diocesan bishop residential bishop

The Bishop of Leiria is the Catholic prelate who oversees the diocese that includes Fátima, holding authority over the recognition and promotion of its famous Marian apparitions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bishop of Leiria–Fátima	2
Bishop of Leiria canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887756 — 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 Leiria
Context triple: [Marian apparitions at Fatima, approvedBy, Bishop of Leiria]

A. Bishop of Urgell
The Bishop of Urgell is a Roman Catholic prelate who, together with the President of France, serves as one of the two Co‑Princes and heads of state of Andorra.
B. Archbishop of Santiago
The Archbishop of Santiago is the senior Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Archdiocese of Santiago in Chile and holds significant religious and social influence in the country.
C. Bishop of Sasima
The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.
D. Bishop of Luçon
The Bishop of Luçon was a Catholic episcopal office in western France notably held by Armand Jean du Plessis before he rose to prominence as Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.
E. Bishop of Nueve de Julio
The Bishop of Nueve de Julio is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Nueve de Julio in Argentina.
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 Leiria
Target entity description: The Bishop of Leiria is the Catholic prelate who oversees the diocese that includes Fátima, holding authority over the recognition and promotion of its famous Marian apparitions.

A. Bishop of Urgell
The Bishop of Urgell is a Roman Catholic prelate who, together with the President of France, serves as one of the two Co‑Princes and heads of state of Andorra.
B. Archbishop of Santiago
The Archbishop of Santiago is the senior Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Archdiocese of Santiago in Chile and holds significant religious and social influence in the country.
C. Bishop of Sasima
The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.
D. Bishop of Luçon
The Bishop of Luçon was a Catholic episcopal office in western France notably held by Armand Jean du Plessis before he rose to prominence as Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.
E. Bishop of Nueve de Julio
The Bishop of Nueve de Julio is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Nueve de Julio in Argentina.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic bishop ⓘ Latin Rite prelate ⓘ diocesan bishop ⓘ residential bishop ⓘ
appointedBy	Pope ⓘ
canApprove	statutes of diocesan associations ⓘ
canConvene	diocesan synod ⓘ
canDelegate	auxiliary bishops ⓘ episcopal vicars ⓘ vicars general ⓘ
canErect	parishes in the diocese ⓘ shrines in the diocese ⓘ
canIssue	pastoral letters ⓘ
cathedral	Cathedral of Leiria ⓘ
church	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
country	Portugal ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	promotion of the Fátima apparitions within the diocese ⓘ recognition of Marian apparitions at Fátima at the diocesan level ⓘ
hasHistoricalConnectionTo	Marian apparitions of Fátima ⓘ linked to: Marian apparitions at Fatima development of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ Sanctuary of Fátima ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima city of Leiria ⓘ linked to: Leiria parishes within the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ
languageOfAdministration	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince	Ecclesiastical province of Lisbon ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon
mayHoldTitle	bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima after retirement ⓘ
memberOf	Portuguese Episcopal Conference ⓘ
metropolitan	Patriarch of Lisbon ⓘ
oversees	diocesan Marian shrines including Fátima ⓘ diocesan catechetical programs ⓘ diocesan curia of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ diocesan liturgical norms ⓘ seminary of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ
participatesIn	episcopal conferences in Portugal ⓘ national pilgrimages at Fátima ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor	administration of sacraments in the diocese ⓘ discipline of clergy in the diocese ⓘ governance of the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ oversight of Marian devotion at Fátima ⓘ pastoral care of Catholics in the Diocese of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ teaching of Catholic doctrine in the diocese ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
see	Leiria ⓘ
subjectTo	authority of the Pope ⓘ canon law of the Catholic Church ⓘ
title	Bishop of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ linked to: Bishop of Leiria

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Marian apparitions at Fatima → approvedBy → Bishop of Leiria ⓘ

Bishop of Leiria → title → Bishop of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ

linked to: Bishop of Leiria

Diocese of Leiria–Fátima → bishopTitle → Bishop of Leiria–Fátima ⓘ