Diocese of Kano
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The Diocese of Kano is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Nigeria, serving the faithful in and around the city of Kano under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diocese of Kano canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21210294 — 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 Kano Context triple: [Archdiocese of Kaduna, hasSuffraganDiocese, Diocese of Kano]
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A.
Diocese of Kontagora
The Diocese of Kontagora is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Kontagora, Nigeria.
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B.
Archdiocese of Kaduna
The Archdiocese of Kaduna is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Nigeria that serves as the metropolitan see for several suffragan dioceses in the region.
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C.
Diocese of Gamboma
The Diocese of Gamboma is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo that functions as a suffragan diocese under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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D.
Archdiocese of Lagos
The Archdiocese of Lagos is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern Nigeria, centered in the city of Lagos and led by an archbishop.
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E.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church located in Nigeria, serving the faithful in and around the city of Abakaliki.
- 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 Kano Target entity description: The Diocese of Kano is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Nigeria, serving the faithful in and around the city of Kano under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
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A.
Diocese of Kontagora
The Diocese of Kontagora is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Kontagora, Nigeria.
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B.
Archdiocese of Kaduna
The Archdiocese of Kaduna is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Nigeria that serves as the metropolitan see for several suffragan dioceses in the region.
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C.
Diocese of Gamboma
The Diocese of Gamboma is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Republic of the Congo that functions as a suffragan diocese under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
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D.
Archdiocese of Lagos
The Archdiocese of Lagos is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern Nigeria, centered in the city of Lagos and led by an archbishop.
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E.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church located in Nigeria, serving the faithful in and around the city of Abakaliki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.