Bishop of Le Puy

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Catholic episcopal office diocesan bishop

The Bishop of Le Puy is the ecclesiastical head of the historic Roman Catholic diocese centered in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, a notable medieval pilgrimage site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bishop of Le Puy canonical	4
Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5726543 — 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: Bishop of Le Puy
Context triple: [Pope Clement IV, positionHeld, Bishop of Le Puy]

A. Bishop of Albi
The Bishop of Albi is the Roman Catholic prelate historically responsible for overseeing the diocese centered on the city of Albi in southern France.
B. Bishop of Fréjus
The Bishop of Fréjus is the Catholic prelate who heads the historic Diocese of Fréjus in southeastern France, a see once held by Pope John XXII before his elevation to the papacy.
C. Bishop of Tulle
The Bishop of Tulle is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Tulle in central France.
D. Bishop of Valence
The Bishop of Valence is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Valence in southeastern France.
E. Bishop of Sion
The Bishop of Sion is the Roman Catholic prelate who heads the historic Diocese of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
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: Bishop of Le Puy
Target entity description: The Bishop of Le Puy is the ecclesiastical head of the historic Roman Catholic diocese centered in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, a notable medieval pilgrimage site.

A. Bishop of Albi
The Bishop of Albi is the Roman Catholic prelate historically responsible for overseeing the diocese centered on the city of Albi in southern France.
B. Bishop of Fréjus
The Bishop of Fréjus is the Catholic prelate who heads the historic Diocese of Fréjus in southeastern France, a see once held by Pope John XXII before his elevation to the papacy.
C. Bishop of Tulle
The Bishop of Tulle is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Tulle in central France.
D. Bishop of Valence
The Bishop of Valence is the Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Valence in southeastern France.
E. Bishop of Sion
The Bishop of Sion is the Roman Catholic prelate who heads the historic Diocese of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic episcopal office ⓘ diocesan bishop ⓘ
associatedWithBuilding	Marian sanctuary of Le Puy ⓘ linked to: Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
associatedWithCity	Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
associatedWithDevotion	Marian devotion to Our Lady of Le Puy ⓘ
associatedWithPilgrimageRoute	Via Podiensis ⓘ
associatedWithUNESCOSite	Le Puy-en-Velay, Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France"
canBeMemberOf	French Episcopal Conference ⓘ linked to: French Bishops' Conference
cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy ⓘ linked to: Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral Le Puy Cathedral ⓘ linked to: Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
country	France ⓘ
countryOfDiocese	France ⓘ
hasCanonicalErection	diocese canonically erected in the early Middle Ages ⓘ
hasDuties	governing the diocese ⓘ sanctifying ⓘ teaching ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	guardian of a major medieval Marian shrine ⓘ host of medieval pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
hasPilgrimageAssociation	Camino de Santiago ⓘ Way of St James ⓘ linked to: Northern Way of St James
hasRank	bishop ⓘ
hasSeatTitle	Episcopal see of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
hasSymbolicRole	successor of the apostles in Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
historicalImportance	one of the oldest Marian pilgrimage episcopal sees in France ⓘ
historicalJurisdiction	medieval Diocese of Le Puy ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
isHeadOf	Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
jurisdiction	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince	Ecclesiastical province of Clermont ⓘ
oversees	clergy of the Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ parishes of the Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
religion	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
see	Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
subordinateTo	Pope ⓘ
titleHeldBy	diocesan ordinary of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
tradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
typeOfAuthority	juridical authority in canon law ⓘ spiritual authority ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Pope Clement IV → positionHeld → Bishop of Le Puy ⓘ

Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay → hasBishop → Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ

linked to: Bishop of Le Puy

Adhemar of Le Puy → positionHeld → Bishop of Le Puy ⓘ

Adhemar of Le Puy → hasTitle → Bishop of Le Puy ⓘ

Guy le Gros → positionHeld → Bishop of Le Puy ⓘ

Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay → hasBishopTitle → Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ