Diocese of Monterey

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Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical territory

The Diocese of Monterey is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in California that oversees parishes and missions along the central coast, including historic sites such as Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey	10
Diocese of Monterey canonical	9
Diocese of Monterey in California	5
Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California	2
Diocese of Monterey (historical region)	1
Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey (historical religious oversight)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1071965 — 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 Monterey
Context triple: [Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, diocese, Diocese of Monterey]

A. Diocese of El Camino Real
The Diocese of El Camino Real is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in California’s central coast region, encompassing congregations in areas such as San José, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo.
B. Diocese of San Joaquin
The Diocese of San Joaquin is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
C. Diocese of San Diego
The Diocese of San Diego is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, overseeing congregations in parts of Southern California and neighboring areas.
D. Diocese of California
The Diocese of California is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the region.
E. Diocese of Northern California
The Diocese of Northern California is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries in the northern part of the state.
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 Monterey
Target entity description: The Diocese of Monterey is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in California that oversees parishes and missions along the central coast, including historic sites such as Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo.

A. Diocese of El Camino Real
The Diocese of El Camino Real is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in California’s central coast region, encompassing congregations in areas such as San José, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo.
B. Diocese of San Joaquin
The Diocese of San Joaquin is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
C. Diocese of San Diego
The Diocese of San Diego is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, overseeing congregations in parts of Southern California and neighboring areas.
D. Diocese of California
The Diocese of California is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the region.
E. Diocese of Northern California
The Diocese of Northern California is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries in the northern part of the state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
cathedral	Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo ⓘ
cathedralCity	Monterey, California ⓘ linked to: Monterey
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
follows	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governedBy	bishop ⓘ
hasHeritage	Spanish mission heritage ⓘ
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor	Catholics in Monterey County ⓘ Catholics in San Benito County ⓘ Catholics in San Luis Obispo County ⓘ Catholics in Santa Cruz County ⓘ
hasType	territorial diocese ⓘ
includesHistoricSite	California mission churches ⓘ Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo ⓘ
isPartOf	worldwide Catholic Church hierarchy ⓘ
isSubjectTo	Holy See ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Central Coast of California ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
oversees	Catholic missions on the central coast of California ⓘ parishes on the central coast of California ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles ⓘ
region	central California coast ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryIncludes	Monterey County ⓘ linked to: Monterey County, California San Benito County ⓘ linked to: San Benito County, California San Luis Obispo County ⓘ Santa Cruz County ⓘ linked to: Santa Cruz County, California
website	https://www.dioceseofmonterey.org/ ⓘ

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