Diocese of Brooklyn

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Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction Roman Catholic diocese

The Diocese of Brooklyn is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in New York City that serves the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn	42
Diocese of Brooklyn canonical	18
Diocesan Offices in Brooklyn	1
Diocese of Brooklyn communications office	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T538911 — 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 Brooklyn
Context triple: [Archdiocese of New York, provinceIncludesSuffraganDiocese, Diocese of Brooklyn]

A. Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the United States, centered in New York City and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes, institutions, and charitable works.
B. Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that serves congregations in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York.
C. Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is one of the historic dioceses of the Church of England, centered on Rochester in Kent and serving parishes in the southeast of England.
D. Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across New York City and the Hudson Valley.
E. 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.
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 Brooklyn
Target entity description: The Diocese of Brooklyn is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in New York City that serves the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.

A. Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the United States, centered in New York City and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes, institutions, and charitable works.
B. Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that serves congregations in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York.
C. Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is one of the historic dioceses of the Church of England, centered on Rochester in Kent and serving parishes in the southeast of England.
D. Episcopal Diocese of New York
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across New York City and the Hudson Valley.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
bishopTitle	Bishop of Brooklyn ⓘ
cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. James ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
coCathedral	Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
countrySubdivision	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
currentBishop	Robert J. Brennan ⓘ
dateEstablished	July 29, 1853 ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalConference	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
established	1853 ⓘ
governingDocument	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
hasNewspaper	The Tablet ⓘ
hasPastoralCenter	Diocesan Offices in Brooklyn ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Brooklyn
hasTelevisionNetwork	NET TV ⓘ
jurisdictionType	diocese ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ Italian ⓘ Korean ⓘ Polish ⓘ linked to: Polish language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Borough of Brooklyn ⓘ Borough of Queens ⓘ
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of New York ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	only fully urban diocese in the United States ⓘ
pastOrdinary	Bryan J. McEntegart ⓘ Charles E. McDonnell ⓘ Francis J. Mugavero ⓘ John Loughlin ⓘ Nicholas DiMarzio ⓘ Thomas E. Molloy ⓘ Thomas V. Daily ⓘ
patronSaint	Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
province	Ecclesiastical Province of New York ⓘ
region	Northeastern United States ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
servesPopulation	Catholics in Brooklyn ⓘ Catholics in Queens ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territory	Brooklyn ⓘ Queens ⓘ
type	non-territorial archdiocesan-suffragan diocese ⓘ
website	https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

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

Archdiocese of New York → provinceIncludesSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Brooklyn ⓘ

Ecclesiastical Province of New York → hasSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Brooklyn ⓘ

Diocese of Brooklyn → hasPastoralCenter → Diocesan Offices in Brooklyn ⓘ