Diocese of Baltimore

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Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction

The Diocese of Baltimore is the first Roman Catholic diocese established in the United States, historically serving as a key center of Catholic leadership and organization in the country.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Archdiocese of Baltimore	16
Diocese of Baltimore canonical	7
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore	7
Roman Catholic Church in Maryland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2973909 — 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 Baltimore
Context triple: [John Carroll, diocese, Diocese of Baltimore]

A. Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in central and western Maryland.
B. Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
The Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory covering the entire state of West Virginia, overseen by a bishop and centered at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Washington
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in Washington, D.C., and nearby Maryland and centered around the prominent Washington National Cathedral.
D. Archdiocese of Boston
The Archdiocese of Boston is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern Massachusetts, centered in Boston and historically one of the most influential dioceses in the United States.
E. Diocese of Orange
The Diocese of Orange is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory based in Orange County, California, overseeing local parishes, clergy, and pastoral activities for Catholics in the region.
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 Baltimore
Target entity description: The Diocese of Baltimore is the first Roman Catholic diocese established in the United States, historically serving as a key center of Catholic leadership and organization in the country.

A. Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in central and western Maryland.
B. Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
The Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory covering the entire state of West Virginia, overseen by a bishop and centered at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Washington
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in Washington, D.C., and nearby Maryland and centered around the prominent Washington National Cathedral.
D. Archdiocese of Boston
The Archdiocese of Boston is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in eastern Massachusetts, centered in Boston and historically one of the most influential dioceses in the United States.
E. Diocese of Orange
The Diocese of Orange is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory based in Orange County, California, overseeing local parishes, clergy, and pastoral activities for Catholics in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
basilicaDedication	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Assumption of Mary
cathedralCity	Baltimore ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateEstablished	1789 ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevatedToArchdiocese	1808 ⓘ
elevatedToDiocese	1789 ⓘ
establishedBy	Pope Pius VI ⓘ
governedBy	Archbishop of Baltimore ⓘ linked to: Bishop of Baltimore
hasCathedral	Cathedral of Mary Our Queen ⓘ
hasCoCathedral	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasHistoricChurch	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.archbalt.org/ ⓘ
hasPatronSaint	Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary St. Francis Xavier ⓘ linked to: Francis Xavier St. Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ linked to: Ignatius of Loyola
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ
hostedEvent	First Plenary Council of Baltimore ⓘ Second Plenary Council of Baltimore ⓘ Third Plenary Council of Baltimore ⓘ
isFirstRomanCatholicDioceseIn	United States of America ⓘ
isMotherDioceseOf	many later U.S. dioceses ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince	Province of Baltimore ⓘ
metropolitanSeeOf	Province of Baltimore ⓘ
originalStatus	Apostolic Prefecture in the United States ⓘ
playsRoleAs	historic center of Catholic leadership in the United States ⓘ mother see of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
primaryCathedralDedication	Mary Our Queen ⓘ
recognizedAs	premier see of the United States ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
subjectTo	Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryIncludes	Allegany County, Maryland ⓘ Anne Arundel County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Anne Arundel County Baltimore County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Baltimore County Carroll County, Maryland ⓘ City of Baltimore ⓘ linked to: Baltimore Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Garrett County, Maryland ⓘ Harford County, Maryland ⓘ Howard County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Howard County Washington County, Maryland ⓘ Western Maryland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited