Residentiary canons

E347742

ecclesiastical office member of cathedral chapter senior clergy position

Residentiary canons are senior clergy attached to a cathedral who live on site and share responsibility for its daily worship, governance, and administration.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Residentiary canons canonical	2
residentiary canons of Christ Church	1
residentiary canons of Salisbury Cathedral	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3304784 — 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: Residentiary canons
Context triple: [Dean and Chapter of Salisbury, hasMemberRole, Residentiary canons]

A. Acts of Synod
Acts of Synod are the official published records and decisions of a church’s synod, documenting its resolutions, doctrinal statements, and administrative actions.
B. canons of the Church of England
The canons of the Church of England are its body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern doctrine, worship, and church governance within the Anglican tradition in England.
C. Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
D. Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York are the body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern the structure, offices, and disciplinary procedures of the diocese within the Episcopal Church.
E. Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
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: Residentiary canons
Target entity description: Residentiary canons are senior clergy attached to a cathedral who live on site and share responsibility for its daily worship, governance, and administration.

A. Acts of Synod
Acts of Synod are the official published records and decisions of a church’s synod, documenting its resolutions, doctrinal statements, and administrative actions.
B. canons of the Church of England
The canons of the Church of England are its body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern doctrine, worship, and church governance within the Anglican tradition in England.
C. Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
D. Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of New York are the body of ecclesiastical laws and regulations that govern the structure, offices, and disciplinary procedures of the diocese within the Episcopal Church.
E. Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical office ⓘ member of cathedral chapter ⓘ senior clergy position ⓘ
associatedWith	cathedral administration ⓘ cathedral chapter meetings ⓘ cathedral governance ⓘ daily offices in the cathedral ⓘ
contrastedWith	non-residentiary canon ⓘ
countryOfPractice	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ other Anglican provinces ⓘ
differsFrom	non-residentiary canon by having a residential obligation ⓘ non-residentiary canon by receiving a stipend from the cathedral ⓘ
employedBy	cathedral ⓘ
hasDuty	administration of the cathedral ⓘ attendance at meetings of the cathedral chapter ⓘ governance of the cathedral ⓘ implementation of chapter decisions ⓘ oversight of cathedral liturgy ⓘ participation in daily worship of the cathedral ⓘ participation in strategic planning for the cathedral ⓘ pastoral care within the cathedral community ⓘ preaching at cathedral services ⓘ presiding at the Eucharist in the cathedral ⓘ representation of the cathedral in diocesan structures ⓘ stewardship of cathedral resources ⓘ supervision of specific ministry areas in the cathedral ⓘ support of the dean of the cathedral ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	internal affairs of the cathedral ⓘ
hasRank	senior clergy ⓘ
legalBasis	cathedral statutes ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ
mayHoldRank	bishop ⓘ priest ⓘ
memberOf	cathedral chapter ⓘ
partOf	governing body of a cathedral ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Anglican Communion ⓘ Anglicanism ⓘ linked to: Anglicanism (broadly) Church of England ⓘ
residenceRequirement	normally provided with a house by the cathedral ⓘ required to live within the cathedral close ⓘ
subordinateTo	bishop of the diocese ⓘ dean of the cathedral ⓘ
typicalWorkplace	cathedral close ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Dean and Chapter of Salisbury → hasMemberRole → Residentiary canons ⓘ

Dean and Chapter of Christ Church → hasMember → residentiary canons of Christ Church ⓘ

linked to: Residentiary canons

Chapter of Norwich Cathedral → hasMemberRole → Residentiary canons ⓘ

Canons of Salisbury Cathedral → hasMember → residentiary canons of Salisbury Cathedral ⓘ