Archbishopric of Lima

E14668

Metropolitan archdiocese Roman Catholic archdiocese

The Archbishopric of Lima is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru, historically one of the most important archdioceses in South America.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Archdiocese of Lima	24
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima	11
Archbishop of Lima	1
Archbishopric of Lima canonical	1
Catholic Archdiocese of Lima	1
Ecclesiastical province of Lima	1
Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128797 — 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: Archbishopric of Lima
Context triple: [Lima, hostsInstitution, Archbishopric of Lima]

A. Diocese of Ecuador Central
The Diocese of Ecuador Central is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church serving Anglican congregations in central Ecuador.
B. Diocese of Colombia
The Diocese of Colombia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church serving Anglican congregations and ministries throughout Colombia.
C. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in northern Chile, overseeing numerous parishes and serving as a metropolitan see in the region.
D. Diocese of Venezuela
The Diocese of Venezuela is an overseas diocese of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church that serves Anglican/Episcopal congregations throughout Venezuela.
E. Diocese of Ecuador Litoral
The Diocese of Ecuador Litoral is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church serving Anglican congregations along Ecuador’s coastal area.
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: Archbishopric of Lima
Target entity description: The Archbishopric of Lima is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru, historically one of the most important archdioceses in South America.

A. Diocese of Ecuador Central
The Diocese of Ecuador Central is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church serving Anglican congregations in central Ecuador.
B. Diocese of Colombia
The Diocese of Colombia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church serving Anglican congregations and ministries throughout Colombia.
C. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in northern Chile, overseeing numerous parishes and serving as a metropolitan see in the region.
D. Diocese of Venezuela
The Diocese of Venezuela is an overseas diocese of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church that serves Anglican/Episcopal congregations throughout Venezuela.
E. Diocese of Ecuador Litoral
The Diocese of Ecuador Litoral is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church serving Anglican congregations along Ecuador’s coastal area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ
cathedralLocatedIn	Plaza Mayor of Lima ⓘ linked to: Plaza Mayor de Lima
country	Peru ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevatedToArchdiocese	12 February 1546 ⓘ
establishedAsDiocese	14 May 1541 ⓘ
firstArchbishop	Jerónimo de Loayza ⓘ
firstBishop	Jerónimo de Loayza ⓘ
founderAuthority	Pope Paul III ⓘ
governedBy	Archbishop of Lima ⓘ linked to: Archbishopric of Lima
hasCathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist ⓘ Lima Cathedral ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	City of Lima ⓘ linked to: Lima Surrounding areas of Lima ⓘ
hasNotableArchbishop	Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio ⓘ Juan Landázuri Ricketts ⓘ Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne ⓘ Saint Rose of Lima ⓘ Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo ⓘ
hasOfficialReligionContext	Catholicism in Peru ⓘ
hasPatronSaint	Saint Rose of Lima ⓘ Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo ⓘ
hasSuffraganDiocese	Diocese of Callao ⓘ Diocese of Carabayllo ⓘ Diocese of Chosica ⓘ Diocese of Huacho ⓘ Diocese of Lurín ⓘ Military Ordinariate of Peru ⓘ Personal Prelature of Ayaviri ⓘ Personal Prelature of Chuquibambilla ⓘ linked to: Personal Prelature of Ayaviri Personal Prelature of Juli ⓘ Personal Prelature of Yauyos ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.arzobispadodelima.org ⓘ
historicalRole	Center of Catholic evangelization in colonial Peru ⓘ Major ecclesiastical center in the Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
isOneOfMostImportantSeesIn	South America ⓘ
isPartOf	Episcopal Conference of Peru ⓘ
isPrimatialSeeOf	Peru ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Lima ⓘ South America ⓘ
metropolitanSeeOf	Ecclesiastical province of Lima ⓘ linked to: Archbishopric of Lima
primaryCity	Lima ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ linked to: Latin Rite
seeAlso	Roman Catholic Church in Peru ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Rite

How these facts were elicited