Diocese of Sapporo
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The Diocese of Sapporo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, responsible for overseeing Catholic parishes and activities across Japan’s northernmost prefecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Sapporo canonical | 1 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21796672 — 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 Sapporo Context triple: [Catholic Church in Japan, hasPart, Diocese of Sapporo]
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A.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Japan, serving the faithful in the Niigata region under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Tokyo.
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B.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Japan, overseeing parishes and pastoral activities in the Yokohama region under the authority of a diocesan bishop.
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C.
Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu
The Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu is a principal Latin-rite ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Japan, overseeing dioceses and parishes in the Osaka–Takamatsu region.
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D.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama is an ecclesiastical territory in Japan serving Catholic communities in the Saitama region and surrounding areas under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Tokyo.
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E.
Diocese of Funai
The Diocese of Funai was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Japan that existed in the 16th–17th centuries during the early period of Christian evangelization there.
- 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 Sapporo Target entity description: The Diocese of Sapporo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, responsible for overseeing Catholic parishes and activities across Japan’s northernmost prefecture.
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A.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Japan, serving the faithful in the Niigata region under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Tokyo.
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B.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Japan, overseeing parishes and pastoral activities in the Yokohama region under the authority of a diocesan bishop.
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C.
Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu
The Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu is a principal Latin-rite ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Japan, overseeing dioceses and parishes in the Osaka–Takamatsu region.
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D.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama is an ecclesiastical territory in Japan serving Catholic communities in the Saitama region and surrounding areas under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Tokyo.
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E.
Diocese of Funai
The Diocese of Funai was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Japan that existed in the 16th–17th centuries during the early period of Christian evangelization there.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Diocese of Sapporo