Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California

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Latin Church ecclesiastical territory Roman Catholic diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory overseeing Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries in Santa Clara County, including the city of San Jose and surrounding communities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Diocese of San Jose in California	9
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1216535 — 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: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
Context triple: [Mission Santa Clara de Asís, affiliation, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California]

A. Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Southern California that oversees parishes, missions, and ministries in and around the city of San Diego.
B. Diocese of Monterey
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory overseeing Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries in Santa Clara County, including the city of San Jose and surrounding communities.

A. Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Southern California that oversees parishes, missions, and ministries in and around the city of San Diego.
B. Diocese of Monterey
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ecclesiastical territory ⓘ Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
abbreviation	Diocese of San Jose ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Diocese of San Jose in California ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
bishopTitle	Bishop of San Jose in California ⓘ
cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph ⓘ
cathedralLocation	San Jose, California ⓘ linked to: San Jose
cityServed	San Jose, California ⓘ linked to: San Jose
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee	San Jose, California ⓘ linked to: San Jose
established	1981 ⓘ
follows	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governs	parishes in surrounding communities of Santa Clara County ⓘ parishes in the city of San Jose ⓘ
hasCathedralBasilicaStatus	true ⓘ
hasMinistry	Asian and Pacific Islander ministry ⓘ Hispanic ministry ⓘ campus ministry programs ⓘ catechetical programs ⓘ social services ministries ⓘ youth ministry programs ⓘ
jurisdictionType	diocese ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States San Jose, California ⓘ linked to: San Jose Santa Clara County ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of San Francisco ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
pastoralResponsibility	Catholic faithful in Santa Clara County ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco ⓘ
region	Northern California ⓘ
regionServed	Silicon Valley ⓘ
responsibleFor	Catholic ministries in Santa Clara County ⓘ Catholic parishes in Santa Clara County ⓘ Catholic schools in Santa Clara County ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
servesUrbanArea	San Jose metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metropolitan area
subjectTo	Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territory	Santa Clara County, California ⓘ linked to: Santa Clara County
website	https://www.dsj.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited