Archdiocese of Yucatán

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Roman Catholic archdiocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction

The Archdiocese of Yucatán is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southeastern Mexico, centered in Mérida and serving as the metropolitan see for the surrounding region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Archdiocese of Yucatán canonical	4
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán	4
Archdiocese of Yucatán (Roman Catholic)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9138813 — 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: Archdiocese of Yucatán
Context triple: [Catholic Church in Mexico, hasEcclesiasticalProvince, Archdiocese of Yucatán]

A. Archdiocese of Puebla
The Archdiocese of Puebla is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Mexico, centered in the city of Puebla and historically influential in the religious and cultural life of the region.
B. Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí is a major Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in central Mexico overseeing numerous parishes and suffragan dioceses in the region.
C. Archdiocese of Jalapa
The Archdiocese of Jalapa is a major Latin-rite metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in eastern Mexico, overseeing several suffragan dioceses within its ecclesiastical province.
D. Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
The Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla is a major Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, overseeing several suffragan dioceses in the State of Mexico.
E. Archdiocese of Monterrey
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Mexico, centered in the city of Monterrey and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes and dioceses in the region.
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: Archdiocese of Yucatán
Target entity description: The Archdiocese of Yucatán is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southeastern Mexico, centered in Mérida and serving as the metropolitan see for the surrounding region.

A. Archdiocese of Puebla
The Archdiocese of Puebla is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Mexico, centered in the city of Puebla and historically influential in the religious and cultural life of the region.
B. Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí is a major Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in central Mexico overseeing numerous parishes and suffragan dioceses in the region.
C. Archdiocese of Jalapa
The Archdiocese of Jalapa is a major Latin-rite metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in eastern Mexico, overseeing several suffragan dioceses within its ecclesiastical province.
D. Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
The Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla is a major Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Mexico, overseeing several suffragan dioceses in the State of Mexico.
E. Archdiocese of Monterrey
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northeastern Mexico, centered in the city of Monterrey and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes and dioceses in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
administrativeCenter	archbishop’s curia in Mérida ⓘ
belongsTo	Conference of the Mexican Episcopate ⓘ linked to: Mexican Episcopal Conference
cathedral	Cathedral of Mérida ⓘ linked to: Mérida Cathedral
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalStatus	archdiocese ⓘ
episcopalSee	Mérida, Yucatán ⓘ linked to: Mérida
governedAccordingTo	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governedBy	metropolitan archbishop ⓘ
governs	parishes in Mérida and surrounding areas ⓘ
hasActivity	charitable works ⓘ evangelization ⓘ religious education ⓘ sacramental ministry ⓘ
hasBuildingType	cathedral ⓘ chapels ⓘ parish churches ⓘ
hasClergyType	religious clergy ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of parishes in its territory ⓘ coordination of suffragan dioceses in its province ⓘ pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	suffragan dioceses in the Yucatán region ⓘ
hasOfficialReligion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor	Catholic population of Yucatán ⓘ
jurisdictionType	territorial ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Spanish ⓘ
liturgicalFamily	Western Christianity ⓘ
locatedIn	southeastern Mexico ⓘ
metropolitanArchdioceseOf	Province of Yucatán ⓘ linked to: state of Yucatán
metropolitanSeeOf	Yucatán ecclesiastical province ⓘ
partOf	Catholic Church in Mexico ⓘ
primaryCityServed	Mérida ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical province of Yucatán ⓘ linked to: Yucatán ecclesiastical province
region	Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
seeCity	Mérida ⓘ
subordination	directly subject to the Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territoryIncludes	parts of the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ state of Yucatán ⓘ
type	metropolitan see ⓘ

How these facts were elicited