Diocese of Los Angeles

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Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction Episcopal diocese

The Diocese of Los Angeles is a major Episcopal Church jurisdiction in Southern California, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the greater Los Angeles region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles	10
Diocese of Los Angeles canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534100 — 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 Los Angeles
Context triple: [Province VIII, hasDiocese, Diocese of Los Angeles]

A. Diocese of California
The Diocese of California is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the region.
B. Archdiocese of San Francisco
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Northern California that oversees numerous parishes, schools, and ministries in and around the city of San Francisco.
C. Diocese of El Camino Real
The Diocese of El Camino Real is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in California’s central coast region, encompassing congregations in areas such as San José, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo.
D. Diocese of Chicago
The Diocese of Chicago is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing congregations and ministries across northern Illinois.
E. Diocese of Arizona
The Diocese of Arizona is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Arizona.
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 Los Angeles
Target entity description: The Diocese of Los Angeles is a major Episcopal Church jurisdiction in Southern California, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the greater Los Angeles region.

A. Diocese of California
The Diocese of California is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the region.
B. Archdiocese of San Francisco
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Northern California that oversees numerous parishes, schools, and ministries in and around the city of San Francisco.
C. Diocese of El Camino Real
The Diocese of El Camino Real is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction in California’s central coast region, encompassing congregations in areas such as San José, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo.
D. Diocese of Chicago
The Diocese of Chicago is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing congregations and ministries across northern Illinois.
E. Diocese of Arizona
The Diocese of Arizona is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Arizona.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ Episcopal diocese ⓘ
allowsOrdinationOf	LGBTQ+ persons ⓘ women ⓘ
cathedral	St. John’s Cathedral, Los Angeles ⓘ
churchTradition	Anglican ⓘ linked to: Anglicanism (broadly)
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
established	1895 ⓘ
follows	Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church USA) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer
governedBy	diocesan convention ⓘ
hasBishop	John Harvey Taylor ⓘ
hasClergyOrder	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasInstitutionType	camp and conference centers ⓘ retirement communities ⓘ schools ⓘ
hasMinistryType	LGBTQ+ ministry ⓘ campus ministry ⓘ education ministry ⓘ hospital chaplaincy ⓘ immigrant and refugee ministry ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ social justice ministry ⓘ
hasSuffraganBishop	Diane Jardine Bruce ⓘ Mary Douglas Glasspool ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Southern California ⓘ
numberOfCongregations	over 130 ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Bishop of Los Angeles ⓘ
partOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ Episcopal Church in the United States of America ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
province	Province VIII of the Episcopal Church ⓘ linked to: Province VIII of the Episcopal Church (United States)
regionServed	Central Coast of California ⓘ Greater Los Angeles area ⓘ linked to: Greater Los Angeles Area Inland Empire ⓘ
rite	Anglican rite ⓘ
seeCity	Los Angeles, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
separatedFrom	Diocese of California ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Los Angeles County ⓘ Orange County, California ⓘ San Bernardino County, California ⓘ linked to: San Bernardino County Santa Barbara County, California ⓘ linked to: Santa Barbara County Ventura County, California ⓘ linked to: Ventura County part of Riverside County, California ⓘ
website	https://www.diocesela.org/ ⓘ

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