Diocese of Fribourg

E148275

Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction

The Diocese of Fribourg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Switzerland, centered in the city of Fribourg and historically significant as a regional seat of Catholic authority.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg	4
Catholic parishes of the Fribourg diocese	1
Diocese of Fribourg canonical	1
local Church of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288777 — 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 Fribourg
Context triple: [Society of Saint Pius X, suppressedBy, Diocese of Fribourg]

A. Diocese of Avignon
The Diocese of Avignon is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France centered on the city of Avignon, long influential in Church history, especially during the Avignon Papacy.
B. Roman Catholic Diocese of Freiburg
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Freiburg is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern Germany, encompassing much of Baden-Württemberg and centered on the Archdiocese based in Freiburg im Breisgau.
C. Diocese of Saint-Denis
The Diocese of Saint-Denis is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, centered around the historic Basilica of Saint-Denis.
D. Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is a national Old Catholic denomination that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century and is known for its more liberal stances on issues such as clerical marriage and church governance.
E. Archdiocese of Reims
The Archdiocese of Reims is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northeastern France, long influential in French religious and political life as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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 Fribourg
Target entity description: The Diocese of Fribourg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Switzerland, centered in the city of Fribourg and historically significant as a regional seat of Catholic authority.

A. Diocese of Avignon
The Diocese of Avignon is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France centered on the city of Avignon, long influential in Church history, especially during the Avignon Papacy.
B. Roman Catholic Diocese of Freiburg
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Freiburg is a major ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern Germany, encompassing much of Baden-Württemberg and centered on the Archdiocese based in Freiburg im Breisgau.
C. Diocese of Saint-Denis
The Diocese of Saint-Denis is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, centered around the historic Basilica of Saint-Denis.
D. Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is a national Old Catholic denomination that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century and is known for its more liberal stances on issues such as clerical marriage and church governance.
E. Archdiocese of Reims
The Archdiocese of Reims is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northeastern France, long influential in French religious and political life as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
belongsTo	Swiss Bishops Conference ⓘ
cathedralCity	Fribourg ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
governedBy	bishop ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Fribourg ⓘ linked to: Saint-Nicholas Cathedral, Fribourg
hasClericalStatus	diocesan clergy ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of sacraments ⓘ organization of diocesan institutions ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType	diocesan ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTradition	Western Catholic liturgical tradition ⓘ
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor	Catholic faithful in the canton of Fribourg ⓘ
hasSeat	Fribourg ⓘ
historicalRole	regional seat of Catholic authority in western Switzerland ⓘ
isLocatedOnContinent	Europe ⓘ
isPartOfEcclesiasticalProvince	ecclesiastical province in Switzerland ⓘ
isSubjectTo	Holy See ⓘ
languageUsed	French ⓘ German ⓘ
locatedIn	canton of Fribourg ⓘ city of Fribourg ⓘ linked to: Fribourg
partOf	Catholic Church in Switzerland ⓘ
regionServed	canton of Fribourg ⓘ western Switzerland ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide

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