Bishop of Leicester
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The Bishop of Leicester is the senior Church of England cleric responsible for overseeing the spiritual leadership and administration of the Diocese of Leicester.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Leicester canonical | 19 |
| Diocesan Bishop of Leicester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1176631 — 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: Bishop of Leicester Context triple: [Diocese of Leicester, bishopTitle, Bishop of Leicester]
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A.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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B.
Bishop of Bedford
The Bishop of Bedford is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of St Albans in overseeing parishes within part of the Diocese of St Albans.
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C.
Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the senior Church of England cleric who oversees the Diocese of Peterborough, providing spiritual leadership and administrative governance within that region.
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D.
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Worcester, with their seat at Worcester Cathedral.
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E.
Bishop of Southampton
The Bishop of Southampton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Winchester in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within part of the Diocese of Winchester.
- 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: Bishop of Leicester Target entity description: The Bishop of Leicester is the senior Church of England cleric responsible for overseeing the spiritual leadership and administration of the Diocese of Leicester.
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A.
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
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B.
Bishop of Bedford
The Bishop of Bedford is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of St Albans in overseeing parishes within part of the Diocese of St Albans.
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C.
Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the senior Church of England cleric who oversees the Diocese of Peterborough, providing spiritual leadership and administrative governance within that region.
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D.
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Worcester, with their seat at Worcester Cathedral.
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E.
Bishop of Southampton
The Bishop of Southampton is a suffragan (assistant) bishop in the Church of England who supports the diocesan Bishop of Winchester in overseeing ministry and pastoral care within part of the Diocese of Winchester.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishopric
ⓘ
episcopal title ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Crown ⓘ |
| appointedInConsultationWith |
Crown Nominations Commission
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedWithBuilding | Leicester Cathedral ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| cathedral | Leicester Cathedral ⓘ |
| church | Church of England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| firstCreatedAsDiocesanSee | 1926 ⓘ |
| governsBody | Diocesan Synod of Leicester ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalProvince | Canterbury ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
confirmation of church members
ⓘ
liturgical leadership ⓘ ordination of deacons and priests ⓘ pastoral oversight ⓘ teaching ministry ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Diocese of Leicester ⓘ |
| hasMetropolitan | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| hasOfficialResidenceType | bishop’s house ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
clergy discipline in the Diocese of Leicester
ⓘ
ecumenical relations in the Diocese of Leicester ⓘ mission strategy in the Diocese of Leicester ⓘ public representation of the Church of England in Leicester ⓘ |
| hasSee | Leicester ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorTitle | medieval Bishop of Leicester (suffragan to the Bishop of Lincoln) ⓘ |
| isPartOfHierarchy | Church of England hierarchy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Leicester ⓘ |
| oversees |
clergy in the Diocese of Leicester
ⓘ
parishes in the Diocese of Leicester ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| predecessorTitle |
Bishop of Peterborough (for the area including Leicester before 1926)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop of Peterborough
|
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Leicester ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Diocese of Leicester
ⓘ
spiritual leadership in the Diocese of Leicester ⓘ |
| seat | Leicester Cathedral ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Bishop of Leicester ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | My Lord Bishop ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
City of Leicester
ⓘ
linked to:
Leicester
parts of Leicestershire ⓘ |
| typeOfDiocese | diocesan bishopric ⓘ |
| usesRite | Anglican liturgy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Leicester Description of subject: The Bishop of Leicester is the senior Church of England cleric responsible for overseeing the spiritual leadership and administration of the Diocese of Leicester.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.