Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota

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Christian religious jurisdiction Episcopal diocese

The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries throughout the state of Minnesota.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota canonical	9

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T522691 — 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: Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
Context triple: [Province VI, hasDiocese, Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota]

A. Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries throughout the state of Iowa.
B. Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, centered in western New York and overseeing local Episcopal congregations and ministries in that area.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Maine
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and overseeing Episcopal congregations throughout the state of Maine.
D. Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Vermont.
E. Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
The Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and serving Episcopal congregations throughout the state of New Hampshire.
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: Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
Target entity description: The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries throughout the state of Minnesota.

A. Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing congregations and ministries throughout the state of Iowa.
B. Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, centered in western New York and overseeing local Episcopal congregations and ministries in that area.
C. Episcopal Diocese of Maine
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and overseeing Episcopal congregations throughout the state of Maine.
D. Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Vermont.
E. Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
The Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing and serving Episcopal congregations throughout the state of New Hampshire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious jurisdiction ⓘ Episcopal diocese ⓘ
affiliation	National Council of Churches (through the Episcopal Church) ⓘ linked to: National Council of Churches World Council of Churches (through the Episcopal Church) ⓘ linked to: World Council of Churches
cathedralCity	Faribault, Minnesota ⓘ Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis
ChristianDenominationBranch	mainline Protestantism ⓘ
communion	Anglican Communion ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
episcopalSee	Minnesota ⓘ
established	1857 ⓘ
firstBishop	Henry Benjamin Whipple ⓘ
foundedBy	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
governedBy	bishop ⓘ diocesan council ⓘ linked to: Diocesan convention standing committee ⓘ
governingBody	Diocesan Convention of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Diocesan convention
hasBishop	Craig Loya ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour ⓘ St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral ⓘ
hasClergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Episcopal congregations in Minnesota ⓘ
hasLayMinistry	lay leaders in congregations ⓘ
hasMinistry	Native American ministries ⓘ camp and conference ministries ⓘ campus ministries ⓘ social justice ministries ⓘ
hasMission	Christian worship and ministry in Minnesota ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis
language	English ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	mainline Anglican ⓘ
locatedIn	Minnesota ⓘ
numberOfCongregations	over 100 ⓘ
oversightOf	diocesan outreach and advocacy programs ⓘ diocesan youth ministries ⓘ diocesan-level Christian formation programs ⓘ ordination process for clergy in Minnesota ⓘ
partOf	Province VI of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Province 6 of the Episcopal Church
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
rite	Anglican liturgical rite ⓘ
territory	State of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minnesota
usesBook	Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer
website	https://episcopalmn.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Province VI → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

Province 6 of the Episcopal Church → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

Province V of the Episcopal Church → hasDiocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral → governingBody → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral → isCathedralOf → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

Henry Benjamin Whipple → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

Craig Loya → diocese → Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota ⓘ

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