Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

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Episcopal diocese diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, centered in western New York and overseeing local Episcopal congregations and ministries in that area.

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Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Rochester canonical	6
Diocese of Rochester	5
Episcopal Diocese of Western New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T220649 — 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: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
Context triple: [Province II of the Episcopal Church, includesDiocese, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester]

A. Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across New York City and the Hudson Valley.
B. Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is one of the historic dioceses of the Church of England, centered on Rochester in Kent and serving parishes in the southeast of England.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Albany
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, centered in northeastern New York State and encompassing numerous congregations and ministries in that area.
D. Episcopal Diocese of Central New York
The Episcopal Diocese of Central New York is a regional diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in the central part of New York State.
E. Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that serves congregations in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York.
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: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
Target entity description: The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, centered in western New York and overseeing local Episcopal congregations and ministries in that area.

A. Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across New York City and the Hudson Valley.
B. Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is one of the historic dioceses of the Church of England, centered on Rochester in Kent and serving parishes in the southeast of England.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Albany
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, centered in northeastern New York State and encompassing numerous congregations and ministries in that area.
D. Episcopal Diocese of Central New York
The Episcopal Diocese of Central New York is a regional diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations in the central part of New York State.
E. Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that serves congregations in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Episcopal diocese ⓘ diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America ⓘ
cathedral	St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Geneva, New York) ⓘ
churchProvince	Province II of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Province II of the Episcopal Church
communion	Anglican Communion ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
episcopalSee	Rochester, New York ⓘ linked to: Rochester
establishedBy	General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: General Convention of the Episcopal Church
followsLiturgy	Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer
followsPolity	Episcopal polity ⓘ
formerCathedral	Christ Church (Rochester, New York) ⓘ
governedAccordingTo	constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
governingBody	Diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ
hasBishopTitle	Bishop of Rochester (Episcopal Church in the United States) ⓘ linked to: Bishop of Rochester
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Episcopal congregations in its geographic boundaries ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTradition	Anglo-American Anglican tradition ⓘ
hasMinistryFocus	Christian education ⓘ outreach and evangelism ⓘ pastoral care of congregations ⓘ social justice ministries ⓘ youth and campus ministry ⓘ
hasRegionalContext	Upstate New York ⓘ linked to: Upstate New York (broad sense)
hasRite	Anglican rite ⓘ
hasTypeOfOrganization	nonprofit organization ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
isOneOf	dioceses of Province II of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ dioceses of the Episcopal Church in New York State ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ
locatedIn	New York (state) ⓘ linked to: New York western New York ⓘ linked to: Western New York
oversees	Episcopal campus ministries in its territory ⓘ Episcopal missions in western New York ⓘ Episcopal parishes in western New York ⓘ Episcopal social service ministries in its territory ⓘ
partOf	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
seeCity	Rochester, New York ⓘ linked to: Rochester
territoryIncludes	City of Rochester, New York ⓘ linked to: Rochester Finger Lakes region of New York ⓘ linked to: Finger Lakes counties in western New York ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Province II of the Episcopal Church → includesDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

Province II of the Episcopal Church → includesDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Western New York ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

Archdiocese of New York → provinceIncludesSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

Ecclesiastical Province of New York → hasSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

Diocese of Ogdensburg → borders → Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Geneva, New York) → locatedIn → Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Geneva, New York) → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

Christ Church (Rochester, New York) → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

Province III of the Episcopal Church (United States) → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Rochester, New York) → partOf → Episcopal Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

Roman Catholic Church in New York State → hasDiocese → Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore → hasSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Rochester ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester

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Referenced by (12)

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