Diocese of Newark

E341649

Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical territory

The Diocese of Newark is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in New Jersey that oversees parishes, clergy, and religious activities within its jurisdiction.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Diocese of Newark canonical	3
Roman Catholic Diocese of Newark	2
Archdiocese of Newark	1
Catholic community of Essex County, New Jersey	1
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3259184 — 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 Newark
Context triple: [Michael Augustine Corrigan, affiliation, Diocese of Newark]

A. Episcopal Diocese of Newark
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in northern New Jersey, encompassing congregations primarily in the Newark metropolitan area.
B. Diocese of Brooklyn
The Diocese of Brooklyn is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in New York City that serves the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
C. Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Diocese of Rockville Centre is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction on Long Island, New York, serving a large Catholic population in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
D. Diocese of Ogdensburg
The Diocese of Ogdensburg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern New York State, serving the faithful across a largely rural region along the Canadian border.
E. Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in central and southern New Jersey.
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 Newark
Target entity description: The Diocese of Newark is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in New Jersey that oversees parishes, clergy, and religious activities within its jurisdiction.

A. Episcopal Diocese of Newark
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in northern New Jersey, encompassing congregations primarily in the Newark metropolitan area.
B. Diocese of Brooklyn
The Diocese of Brooklyn is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in New York City that serves the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
C. Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Diocese of Rockville Centre is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction on Long Island, New York, serving a large Catholic population in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
D. Diocese of Ogdensburg
The Diocese of Ogdensburg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern New York State, serving the faithful across a largely rural region along the Canadian border.
E. Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in central and southern New Jersey.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
belongsTo	worldwide Catholic Church ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
follows	Canon law of the Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governedBy	bishop ⓘ
hasActivity	charitable works ⓘ evangelization ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ sacramental ministry ⓘ vocations promotion ⓘ
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ diocesan priests ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of sacraments ⓘ oversight of Catholic institutions ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ religious education ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Catholic faithful in its territory ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	canonical jurisdiction ⓘ
hasMission	proclamation of the Gospel ⓘ sanctification of the faithful ⓘ service to the community ⓘ
hasOrganizationType	Catholic schools ⓘ missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ religious education programs ⓘ
hasScope	territorial jurisdiction ⓘ
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	diocese ⓘ
isPartOf	Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	New Jersey ⓘ linked to: New Jersey, United States northern New Jersey ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of Newark ⓘ
oversees	clergy ⓘ parishes ⓘ religious activities ⓘ
partOfEcclesiasticalProvince	Ecclesiastical Province of Newark ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Christianity ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
subordinateTo	Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide

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Referenced by (8)

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

Michael Augustine Corrigan → affiliation → Diocese of Newark ⓘ

Michael Augustine Corrigan → jurisdiction → Diocese of Newark ⓘ

Seton Hall University → religiousAffiliation → Archdiocese of Newark ⓘ

linked to: Diocese of Newark

Seton Hall University School of Law → operatedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark ⓘ

linked to: Diocese of Newark

St. Cecilia High School → operatedBy → Roman Catholic Diocese of Newark ⓘ

linked to: Diocese of Newark

James Roosevelt Bayley → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Newark ⓘ

linked to: Diocese of Newark

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, New Jersey, United States → servesCommunity → Catholic community of Essex County, New Jersey ⓘ

linked to: Diocese of Newark

Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore → hasSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Newark ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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