Bishop of Sydney
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The Bishop of Sydney is the senior Anglican episcopal leader overseeing the Diocese of Sydney within the Anglican Church of Australia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Sydney | 3 |
| Anglican Archbishop of Sydney | 2 |
| Bishop of Sydney canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5852253 — 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 Sydney Context triple: [Alfred Barry, positionHeld, Bishop of Sydney]
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A.
Bishop of Wollongong
The Bishop of Wollongong is the chief Catholic ecclesiastical leader of the Diocese of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
Archbishop of Adelaide
The Archbishop of Adelaide is the senior Anglican bishop overseeing the Diocese of Adelaide in South Australia and serving as a leading figure within the Anglican Church of Australia.
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C.
Bishop of Rockhampton
The Bishop of Rockhampton is the chief Catholic prelate responsible for leading and overseeing the pastoral, administrative, and spiritual life of the Diocese of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia.
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D.
Bishop of Bathurst
The Bishop of Bathurst is the chief Anglican ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Diocese of Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Bishop of Kensington
The Bishop of Kensington is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of London in overseeing parishes in the Kensington area and surrounding parts of west London.
- 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 Sydney Target entity description: The Bishop of Sydney is the senior Anglican episcopal leader overseeing the Diocese of Sydney within the Anglican Church of Australia.
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A.
Bishop of Wollongong
The Bishop of Wollongong is the chief Catholic ecclesiastical leader of the Diocese of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
Archbishop of Adelaide
The Archbishop of Adelaide is the senior Anglican bishop overseeing the Diocese of Adelaide in South Australia and serving as a leading figure within the Anglican Church of Australia.
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C.
Bishop of Rockhampton
The Bishop of Rockhampton is the chief Catholic prelate responsible for leading and overseeing the pastoral, administrative, and spiritual life of the Diocese of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia.
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D.
Bishop of Bathurst
The Bishop of Bathurst is the chief Anglican ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Diocese of Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Bishop of Kensington
The Bishop of Kensington is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of London in overseeing parishes in the Kensington area and surrounding parts of west London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican episcopal office
ⓘ
diocesan bishopric ⓘ ecclesiastical title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglican Archbishop of Sydney
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop of Sydney
|
| appointedBy |
Anglican Church of Australia authorities
ⓘ
synod of the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| associatedTheologicalTradition |
Evangelical Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglican evangelicalism
Reformed Anglicanism ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Sydney, New South Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|
| cathedralCity | Sydney ⓘ |
| churchProvince | Province of New South Wales ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Kanishka Raffel ⓘ |
| currentHolderReligion | Evangelical Anglican ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglican Church of Australia ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank | archbishop ⓘ |
| firstHolder | William Broughton ⓘ |
| firstHolderStartDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| governs | diocesan canons in the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| hasMotto | varies by office holder ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateOffice |
assistant bishop in the Diocese of Sydney
ⓘ
regional bishop in the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| historicalNote |
became a metropolitan see as the Anglican Church in Australia developed
ⓘ
originally a colonial bishopric in New South Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | chief liturgical officer of the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| oversees |
Anglican ministries and agencies in the Diocese of Sydney
ⓘ
Anglican schools in the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ parishes in the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglican Church of Australia ⓘ |
| region | New South Wales ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| responsibility |
confirmation of lay members in the Diocese of Sydney
ⓘ
governance of diocesan synod ⓘ ordination of clergy in the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ oversight of the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ spiritual leadership of Anglicans in the Diocese of Sydney ⓘ |
| seat | St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ |
| seniority | metropolitan bishop of the Province of New South Wales ⓘ |
| style | The Most Reverend ⓘ |
| title | Archbishop of Sydney ⓘ |
| typeOfDiocese | Anglican diocese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishop of Sydney Description of subject: The Bishop of Sydney is the senior Anglican episcopal leader overseeing the Diocese of Sydney within the Anglican Church of Australia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Bishop of Sydney