Bishop of Lincoln

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Anglican bishopric diocesan bishop episcopal office

The Bishop of Lincoln is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Lincoln, one of the largest and historically most significant dioceses in England.

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Label	Occurrences
Bishop of Lincoln canonical	28
Bishops of Lincoln	2
Anglican Bishop of Lincoln	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T648214 — 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: Bishop of Lincoln
Context triple: [Lincoln Cathedral, seatOf, Bishop of Lincoln]

A. Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
B. Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
C. Bishop of Buckingham
The Bishop of Buckingham is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of Oxford in overseeing parishes within part of the Diocese of Oxford.
D. Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is the second-highest-ranking bishop in the Church of England, serving as the senior cleric of the Province of York and a leading figure in the Anglican Communion.
E. Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the senior Church of England bishop responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Oxford, which covers much of the Thames Valley including Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
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: Bishop of Lincoln
Target entity description: The Bishop of Lincoln is the senior Church of England prelate overseeing the Diocese of Lincoln, one of the largest and historically most significant dioceses in England.

A. Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is a senior Church of England prelate who oversees the Diocese of Salisbury, centered on the historic cathedral city of Salisbury.
B. Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing part of the Diocese of Oxford.
C. Bishop of Buckingham
The Bishop of Buckingham is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England who assists the Bishop of Oxford in overseeing parishes within part of the Diocese of Oxford.
D. Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is the second-highest-ranking bishop in the Church of England, serving as the senior cleric of the Province of York and a leading figure in the Anglican Communion.
E. Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the senior Church of England bishop responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Oxford, which covers much of the Thames Valley including Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican bishopric ⓘ diocesan bishop ⓘ episcopal office ⓘ
appointedBy	Crown of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Crown in right of the United Kingdom
churchTradition	Church of England ⓘ
confirmedBy	Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
denomination	Anglicanism ⓘ linked to: Anglicanism (broadly)
establishedIn	medieval period ⓘ
followsRite	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ Common Worship ⓘ
governsTerritory	parts of Lincolnshire ⓘ parts of surrounding counties historically ⓘ
hasAssociatedCollegeOfCanons	Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ
hasCathedral	Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ
hasDuties	confirmation of laity ⓘ ordination of clergy ⓘ pastoral oversight of the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ representation in the House of Bishops of the General Synod ⓘ teaching and safeguarding doctrine ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalProvince	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
hasInsignia	episcopal crosier ⓘ episcopal mitre ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	clergy in the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	purple ⓘ
hasNotableHistoricalRole	oversight of large parts of central and eastern England in the Middle Ages ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	Diocese of Lincoln official site ⓘ
hasResidence	Bishop’s House, Lincoln ⓘ
hasRoleIn	diocesan synod of Lincoln ⓘ ordination services at Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ
hasSeeCity	Lincoln ⓘ
hasTitleOrigin	city of Lincoln ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major medieval ecclesiastical centre ⓘ one of the largest medieval English dioceses ⓘ
isSeniorPrelateIn	Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ
isSubjectTo	canons of the Church of England ⓘ
isSuffraganTo	Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ
maySitIn	House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual (subject to seniority and availability of seats) ⓘ
officeType	diocesan see ⓘ
oversees	Diocese of Lincoln ⓘ
partOf	Church of England ⓘ
seatLocatedAt	Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ
style	The Right Reverend ⓘ
usesCathedralAsMotherChurch	Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

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

Lincoln Cathedral → seatOf → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England → isSeatOf → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Diocese of Lincoln → hasBishopTitle → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Remigius de Fécamp → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Thomas Wolsey → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

Lincolnshire Rising → hasParticipant → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Henry Beaufort → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Thomas Tenison → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Bishop’s House, Lincoln → officialResidenceOf → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Bishop’s House, Lincoln → usedBy → Anglican Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

linked to: Bishop of Lincoln

Bishop’s House, Lincoln → hasOccupantRole → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral → worksWith → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

diocesan synod of Lincoln → advises → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

diocesan synod of Lincoln → assists → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

diocesan synod of Lincoln → headOfGovernmentBody → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

diocesan synod of Lincoln → reportsTo → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Alexander of Lincoln → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Alexander of Lincoln → notableOffice → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Sleaford Castle (remains) → builtFor → Bishops of Lincoln ⓘ

linked to: Bishop of Lincoln

Sleaford Castle (remains) → builderOccupation → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

William Fuller (bishop) → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Bishop’s Palace area → associatedWith → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Hugh of Lincoln → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

William Smyth → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Edmund Gibson → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Richard Fleming → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Robert Grosseteste → positionHeld → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Dean of Lincoln → reportsTo → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Lincoln Medieval Bishop’s Palace → foundedBy → Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ

Lincoln Medieval Bishop’s Palace → associatedWith → Bishops of Lincoln ⓘ

linked to: Bishop of Lincoln

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