Episcopal Diocese of Washington

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Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction Episcopal diocese

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Washington canonical	9
Diocese of Washington (Episcopal Church)	1
Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T254799 — 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 Washington
Context triple: [Washington National Cathedral, diocese, Episcopal Diocese of Washington]

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. Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries primarily in eastern Massachusetts, including the Boston area.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and overseeing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Connecticut.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Washington
Target entity description: 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.

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. Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries primarily in eastern Massachusetts, including the Boston area.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and overseeing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Connecticut.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ Episcopal diocese ⓘ
affiliation	Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School ⓘ linked to: National Cathedral School National Cathedral School ⓘ St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ linked to: St. Albans School
associatedWithBuilding	Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington ⓘ linked to: National Cathedral
cathedralCity	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
centralChurch	Washington National Cathedral ⓘ linked to: National Cathedral
churchPolity	Episcopal polity ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denomination	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
founded	1895 ⓘ
governingBody	Diocesan Convention of Washington ⓘ linked to: Diocesan convention
governs	Episcopal parishes in southern Maryland ⓘ Episcopal parishes in the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasBishop	Mariann Edgar Budde ⓘ
hasCathedral	Washington National Cathedral ⓘ linked to: National Cathedral
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasDean	Dean of Washington National Cathedral ⓘ
hasEpiscopalSee	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasMission	oversight of Episcopal congregations in Washington, D.C., and southern Maryland ⓘ
hasParishes	congregations in Washington, D.C. ⓘ congregations in nearby Maryland counties ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
isMemberOf	House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (via its bishop) ⓘ linked to: House of Bishops House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (via its deputies) ⓘ linked to: General Convention of the Episcopal Church
jurisdictionOver	Charles County, Maryland ⓘ Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Montgomery County Prince George's County, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Prince George’s County, Maryland St. Mary's County, Maryland ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Bishop of Washington ⓘ
partOf	Province II of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
rite	Anglican ⓘ
seeAlso	Anglican Communion ⓘ Bishop of Washington ⓘ
separatedFrom	Episcopal Diocese of Maryland ⓘ
territory	District of Columbia ⓘ Southern Maryland ⓘ
usesLiturgy	Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer
website	https://www.edow.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Washington National Cathedral → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: National Cathedral

Episcopal Church Province III → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland → laterSplitToForm → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

Bishop of Washington → partOf → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

Bishop of Washington → jurisdiction → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

Dean of Washington National Cathedral → partOf → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

Dean of Washington National Cathedral → religiousSee → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

Dean of Washington National Cathedral → category → Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

linked to: Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Mariann Edgar Budde → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. → affiliation → Episcopal Diocese of Washington ⓘ

subject linked to: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement)

Trinity Episcopal Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) → locatedIn → Diocese of Washington (Episcopal Church) ⓘ

subject linked to: Trinity Episcopal Church