House Chaplain
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The House Chaplain is the religious leader who offers prayers, spiritual guidance, and pastoral care to members and staff of the United States House of Representatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House Chaplain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6627723 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House Chaplain Context triple: [Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, hasTitle, House Chaplain]
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A.
Reverend Frank
Reverend Frank is the quirky, meddlesome minister who oversees and tests a young couple’s relationship in the romantic comedy film "License to Wed."
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B.
House of Clergy
The House of Clergy is one of the three constituent chambers of the Church of England’s General Synod, representing ordained ministers in the church’s legislative and decision-making processes.
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C.
Pastor Russell
Pastor Russell was the popular title of Charles Taze Russell, the 19th–20th century American religious leader who founded the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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D.
Reverend Henry Biggs
Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.
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E.
Isabel Carnes Church
Isabel Carnes Church was the wife of prominent American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church and a member of the social circle surrounding the Hudson River School.
- 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: House Chaplain Target entity description: The House Chaplain is the religious leader who offers prayers, spiritual guidance, and pastoral care to members and staff of the United States House of Representatives.
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A.
Reverend Frank
Reverend Frank is the quirky, meddlesome minister who oversees and tests a young couple’s relationship in the romantic comedy film "License to Wed."
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B.
House of Clergy
The House of Clergy is one of the three constituent chambers of the Church of England’s General Synod, representing ordained ministers in the church’s legislative and decision-making processes.
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C.
Pastor Russell
Pastor Russell was the popular title of Charles Taze Russell, the 19th–20th century American religious leader who founded the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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D.
Reverend Henry Biggs
Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.
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E.
Isabel Carnes Church
Isabel Carnes Church was the wife of prominent American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church and a member of the social circle surrounding the Hudson River School.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
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position in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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vote of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Chaplain of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentOfficeHolder | Margaret Grun Kibben ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Chaplain of the United States Senate
ⓘ
linked to:
Senate Chaplain
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolder | William Linn ⓘ |
| genderOfCurrentOfficeHolder | female ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
confidential counseling
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ecumenical prayer ⓘ interfaith engagement ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
conducts memorial services and moments of silence
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coordinates guest chaplains to offer prayers ⓘ leads religious observances and special services for the House ⓘ offers counseling to House members and their families ⓘ offers daily opening prayer in the House chamber ⓘ provides pastoral care to House members and staff ⓘ provides spiritual guidance to Representatives ⓘ provides spiritual support during times of national crisis ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
rules of the United States House of Representatives
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traditions of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Edward Everett Hale
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James Shera Montgomery ⓘ Margaret Grun Kibben ⓘ Patrick J. Conroy ⓘ William Linn ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Office of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| inception | 1789 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | spiritual support of House members ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | chaplain ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | varies by officeholder ⓘ |
| religiousRole | Christian clergy ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
confirmed by majority vote of the House
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nominated by the Speaker ⓘ |
| termLength | serves at the pleasure of the House ⓘ |
| workLocation |
House side of the United States Capitol
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United States Capitol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House Chaplain Description of subject: The House Chaplain is the religious leader who offers prayers, spiritual guidance, and pastoral care to members and staff of the United States House of Representatives.
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