Diocese of Portland

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Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical territory

The Diocese of Portland is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the United States that encompasses the entire state of Maine.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland	4
Diocese of Portland canonical	1
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland (Maine)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3811932 — 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 Portland
Context triple: [Archdiocese of Boston, provinceIncludes, Diocese of Portland]

A. Diocese of Oregon
The Diocese of Oregon is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in western Oregon.
B. Episcopal Diocese of Maine
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and overseeing Episcopal congregations throughout the state of Maine.
C. Diocese of Olympia
The Diocese of Olympia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in western Washington state and centered in Seattle.
D. Diocese of Alaska
The Diocese of Alaska is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that oversees Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Alaska.
E. Diocese of Spokane
The Diocese of Spokane is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, serving congregations in eastern Washington and surrounding areas.
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 Portland
Target entity description: The Diocese of Portland is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the United States that encompasses the entire state of Maine.

A. Diocese of Oregon
The Diocese of Oregon is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries in western Oregon.
B. Episcopal Diocese of Maine
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and overseeing Episcopal congregations throughout the state of Maine.
C. Diocese of Olympia
The Diocese of Olympia is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations primarily in western Washington state and centered in Seattle.
D. Diocese of Alaska
The Diocese of Alaska is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that oversees Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Alaska.
E. Diocese of Spokane
The Diocese of Spokane is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, serving congregations in eastern Washington and surrounding areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
belongsTo	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
bishopTitle	Bishop of Portland ⓘ
cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
cathedralLocatedIn	Portland, Maine ⓘ
coatOfArmsDescription	features symbols associated with the Virgin Mary and maritime imagery ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentBishop	Robert P. Deeley ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
encompasses	entire state of Maine ⓘ
episcopalSee	Portland, Maine ⓘ
established	1843 ⓘ
establishedBy	Pope Gregory XVI ⓘ
follows	teachings of the Catholic Church ⓘ
governs	Catholic charitable institutions in Maine ⓘ Catholic schools in Maine ⓘ parishes in Maine ⓘ
hasClergyType	deacons ⓘ diocesan priests ⓘ religious order priests ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStatus	diocese immediately subject to the Archdiocese of Boston as metropolitan ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Catholics residing in Maine ⓘ
hasLayMinistry	lay ecclesial ministers ⓘ
hasParishesIn	Augusta, Maine ⓘ Bangor, Maine ⓘ Lewiston, Maine ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ other communities throughout Maine ⓘ
hasPastoralActivities	charitable works ⓘ education ⓘ evangelization ⓘ sacramental ministry ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://portlanddiocese.org ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Maine ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of Boston ⓘ
patron	Immaculate Conception ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical Province of Boston ⓘ
recognisedBy	Holy See ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
subjectToCanonLaw	Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryPreviouslyPartOf	Diocese of Boston ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Boston
uses	parish structure for local communities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited