Bishop of Exeter
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The Bishop of Exeter is the senior Church of England cleric responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Exeter in the county of Devon.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000001 — 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 Exeter Context triple: [Diocese of Exeter, hasBishopTitle, Bishop of Exeter]
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A.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
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B.
Bishop of Taunton
The Bishop of Taunton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Bath and Wells in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within the diocese.
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C.
Bishop of Southampton
The Bishop of Southampton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Winchester in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within part of the Diocese of Winchester.
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D.
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury.
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E.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
- 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 Exeter Target entity description: The Bishop of Exeter is the senior Church of England cleric responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Exeter in the county of Devon.
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A.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
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B.
Bishop of Taunton
The Bishop of Taunton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Bath and Wells in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within the diocese.
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C.
Bishop of Southampton
The Bishop of Southampton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Winchester in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within part of the Diocese of Winchester.
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D.
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury.
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E.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
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Anglican bishopric ⓘ episcopal office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
The Crown
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linked to:
the Crown
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| assistedBy | suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Exeter ⓘ |
| cathedral | Exeter Cathedral ⓘ |
| church | Church of England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| follows | canon law of the Church of England ⓘ |
| governs |
Diocesan synod of Exeter
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocesan Synod of Exeter
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| hasHistoricalAffiliation |
Catholic Church (before English Reformation)
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linked to:
Roman Catholic Church authorities in England
|
| hasHistoricalReligion |
Roman Catholicism (before English Reformation)
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| hasJurisdictionOver | Diocese of Exeter ⓘ |
| hasOfficialResidenceCity | Exeter ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Bishop’s residence in Exeter ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
doctrine and worship in the Diocese of Exeter
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mission strategy in the Diocese of Exeter ⓘ |
| hasSee | Exeter ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialJurisdiction |
Barnstaple archdeaconry
ⓘ
linked to:
Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
Devon ⓘ Exeter archdeaconry ⓘ
linked to:
Archdeaconry of Exeter
Plymouth archdeaconry ⓘ
linked to:
Archdeaconry of Plymouth
|
| languageOfLiturgy | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
County of Devon
ⓘ
linked to:
Devon
|
| maySitIn | House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual (subject to seniority) ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Bishops of the Church of England
|
| officeHolder | Robert Atwell ⓘ |
| officeScope | regional ⓘ |
| oversees |
lay ministers in the Diocese of Exeter
ⓘ
licensed clergy in the Diocese of Exeter ⓘ parishes in the Diocese of Exeter ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Exeter ⓘ |
| regionServed |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
confirmation and ordination within the Diocese of Exeter
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oversight of clergy in the Diocese of Exeter ⓘ pastoral care in the Diocese of Exeter ⓘ |
| seat | Exeter Cathedral ⓘ |
| style | The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf |
Ordinary of the Diocese of Exeter
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop of Exeter
|
| traditionWithinAnglicanism |
Anglo-Catholic
ⓘ
broad church ⓘ evangelical ⓘ |
| typeOfDiocese | diocesan bishopric ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Exeter Description of subject: The Bishop of Exeter is the senior Church of England cleric responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Exeter in the county of Devon.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Bishop of Exeter
linked to: Bishop of Exeter
Bishop of Ely
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Bishop of Exeter (in order of precedence among bishops without archiepiscopal rank)
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linked to: Bishop of Exeter
linked to: Bishop of Exeter
linked to: Bishop of Exeter
subject linked to:
The Old Palace
subject linked to:
Richard Stapledon
subject linked to:
Trelawny family of Cornwall