Diocese of Roermond

E695628

Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical territory

The Diocese of Roermond is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Netherlands that encompasses the province of Limburg and oversees its parishes, clergy, and religious institutions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Diocese of Roermond canonical	11
Diocese of Maastricht	2
Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond	2
Roman Catholic Diocese in the Netherlands	1
diocese of Roermond	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7803093 — 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: Diocese of Roermond
Context triple: [St. Cuyperskerk, Roermond, locatedIn, Diocese of Roermond]

A. Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch
The Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Netherlands that oversees numerous parishes and churches, including those in and around the city of Eindhoven.
B. Diocese of Tongeren
The Diocese of Tongeren was an early medieval Catholic bishopric in present-day Belgium that served as a precursor to the later Diocese of Liège.
C. Diocese of Limburg
The Diocese of Limburg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in western Germany, centered on the city of Limburg an der Lahn and responsible for overseeing local parishes and pastoral activities in its region.
D. Diocese of Liège
The Diocese of Liège is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in present-day Belgium that once formed the spiritual core of the influential medieval Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
E. Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory in the northern Netherlands, encompassing the provinces of Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, and parts of Flevoland and Overijssel.
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: Diocese of Roermond
Target entity description: The Diocese of Roermond is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Netherlands that encompasses the province of Limburg and oversees its parishes, clergy, and religious institutions.

A. Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch
The Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Netherlands that oversees numerous parishes and churches, including those in and around the city of Eindhoven.
B. Diocese of Tongeren
The Diocese of Tongeren was an early medieval Catholic bishopric in present-day Belgium that served as a precursor to the later Diocese of Liège.
C. Diocese of Limburg
The Diocese of Limburg is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in western Germany, centered on the city of Limburg an der Lahn and responsible for overseeing local parishes and pastoral activities in its region.
D. Diocese of Liège
The Diocese of Liège is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in present-day Belgium that once formed the spiritual core of the influential medieval Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
E. Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory in the northern Netherlands, encompassing the provinces of Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, and parts of Flevoland and Overijssel.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
belongsTo	Catholic Church in the Netherlands ⓘ
borderedBy	Belgium ⓘ Germany ⓘ
cathedral	Sint-Christoffelkathedraal ⓘ St. Christopher Cathedral, Roermond ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of St. Christopher, Roermond
country	Netherlands ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee	Roermond ⓘ
established	1559 ⓘ
follows	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governs	pastoral care in Limburg ⓘ
hasBishop	current diocesan bishop of Roermond ⓘ
hasCathedralCity	Roermond ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	coat of arms of the Diocese of Roermond ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalProvince	Province of Utrecht ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of sacraments in Limburg ⓘ formation of clergy ⓘ organization of diocesan pastoral programs ⓘ oversight of Catholic education in the diocese ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	faithful of the Latin Church in Limburg ⓘ
hasWebsite	official website of the Diocese of Roermond ⓘ
languageUsed	Dutch ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	city of Roermond ⓘ province of Limburg ⓘ linked to: Provincie Limburg
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of Utrecht ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht
oversees	clergy in Limburg ⓘ parishes in Limburg ⓘ religious institutions in Limburg ⓘ
partOf	Ecclesiastical province of Utrecht ⓘ
region	southern Netherlands ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
restored	1840 ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
suppressed	1801 ⓘ
territoryCovers	civil province of Limburg ⓘ
type	suffragan diocese ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

St. Cuyperskerk, Roermond → locatedIn → Diocese of Roermond ⓘ

Roermond → isEpiscopalSeeOf → Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond ⓘ

subject linked to: Roermond, Netherlands