Katharine Jefferts Schori
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Katharine Jefferts Schori is an American bishop and oceanographer who became the first female Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katharine Jefferts Schori canonical | 3 |
| Jefferts Schori | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T422532 — 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: Katharine Jefferts Schori Context triple: [Michael Bruce Curry, predecessor, Katharine Jefferts Schori]
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A.
Sally Priesand
Sally Priesand is the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the United States and a pioneering figure in Reform Judaism and women’s religious leadership.
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B.
Adelaide Howard Childs
Adelaide Howard Childs was an American socialite best known as the wife of industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick.
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C.
Kimberly S. Budd
Kimberly S. Budd is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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D.
Jane K. Sather
Jane K. Sather was a prominent philanthropist and benefactor of the University of California, Berkeley, whose donations funded several iconic campus landmarks.
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E.
Joan Roberts
Joan Roberts was an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Laurey in the landmark 1943 Broadway musical "Oklahoma!".
- 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: Katharine Jefferts Schori Target entity description: Katharine Jefferts Schori is an American bishop and oceanographer who became the first female Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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A.
Sally Priesand
Sally Priesand is the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the United States and a pioneering figure in Reform Judaism and women’s religious leadership.
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B.
Adelaide Howard Childs
Adelaide Howard Childs was an American socialite best known as the wife of industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick.
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C.
Kimberly S. Budd
Kimberly S. Budd is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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D.
Jane K. Sather
Jane K. Sather was a prominent philanthropist and benefactor of the University of California, Berkeley, whose donations funded several iconic campus landmarks.
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E.
Joan Roberts
Joan Roberts was an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Laurey in the landmark 1943 Broadway musical "Oklahoma!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ oceanographer ⓘ religious leader ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
ⓘ
Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Divinity ⓘ Master of Science ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
LGBT inclusion in the church
ⓘ
environmental stewardship ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1954-03-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Pensacola, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Pensacola, Florida
|
| consecratedAsBishop | 2001 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| diocese |
Episcopal Diocese of Nevada
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Nevada
|
| doctoralAdvisor | unknown ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
ⓘ
Oregon State University ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
| endTime | 2015-11-01 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jefferts Schori
ⓘ
linked to:
Katharine Jefferts Schori
|
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiology
ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Katharine
ⓘ
linked to:
Kathryn
|
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| hasOrdination |
bishop in the Episcopal Church
ⓘ
deacon in the Episcopal Church ⓘ priest in the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being first woman to lead a province of the Anglican Communion
ⓘ
leadership in the Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Episcopal Church (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| name | Katharine Jefferts Schori ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first female Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
oceanographer ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Nevada
ⓘ
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Presiding Bishop
|
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Richard Miles Schori ⓘ |
| startTime | 2006-11-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Katharine Jefferts Schori Description of subject: Katharine Jefferts Schori is an American bishop and oceanographer who became the first female Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Katharine Jefferts Schori