Michael Bruce Curry
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Michael Bruce Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the first African American to hold that position.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Bruce Curry canonical | 10 |
| Michael Curry | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6449 — 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: Michael Bruce Curry Context triple: [Episcopal Church, currentLeader, Michael Bruce Curry]
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A.
James Barrett
James Barrett was a colonial militia colonel from Concord, Massachusetts, who played a key leadership role in organizing and directing local forces at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Jim Loscutoff
Jim Loscutoff was an American professional basketball forward best known for his rugged defense and seven NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Rory John Gates
Rory John Gates is the only son of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and philanthropist Melinda French Gates, known for maintaining a relatively private life despite his high-profile family background.
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D.
Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers is an American former NBA player and championship-winning head coach best known for leading the Boston Celtics to the 2008 NBA title.
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E.
Tony James
Tony James is an American financier and executive best known as the longtime president and chief operating officer of Blackstone and for his leadership roles at major cultural institutions.
- 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: Michael Bruce Curry Target entity description: Michael Bruce Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the first African American to hold that position.
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A.
James Barrett
James Barrett was a colonial militia colonel from Concord, Massachusetts, who played a key leadership role in organizing and directing local forces at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Jim Loscutoff
Jim Loscutoff was an American professional basketball forward best known for his rugged defense and seven NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Rory John Gates
Rory John Gates is the only son of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and philanthropist Melinda French Gates, known for maintaining a relatively private life despite his high-profile family background.
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D.
Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers is an American former NBA player and championship-winning head coach best known for leading the Boston Celtics to the 2008 NBA title.
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E.
Tony James
Tony James is an American financier and executive best known as the longtime president and chief operating officer of Blackstone and for his leadership roles at major cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American religious leader
ⓘ
Christian cleric ⓘ Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church ⓘ bishop ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
LGBTQ inclusion in the church
ⓘ
racial reconciliation ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus
ⓘ
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times ⓘ Songs My Grandma Sang ⓘ The Power of Love ⓘ |
| beganTermAsPresidingBishopOn | 2015-11-01 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1953-03-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishopOn | 2000-06-17 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Master of Divinity ⓘ |
| denomination |
Episcopal Church (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| education |
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
ⓘ
Hobart College ⓘ |
| electedAsPresidingBishopOn | 2015-06-27 ⓘ |
| familyName | Curry ⓘ |
| gaveSermonAt | wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasChild | two children ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| isFirstAfricanAmericanToHoldPosition |
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Presiding Bishop
|
| knownFor |
emphasis on the Jesus Movement
ⓘ
progressive Christian preaching ⓘ sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Bishops
|
| middleName | Bruce ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ordinationAsPriestYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| position |
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Presiding Bishop
Primate of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Presiding Bishop
|
| predecessor | Katharine Jefferts Schori ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglican Communion
|
| residence |
Episcopal Church Center, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
The Episcopal Church Center
|
| sermonAtRoyalWeddingDate | 2018-05-19 ⓘ |
| spouse | Sharon Curry ⓘ |
| style | The Most Reverend ⓘ |
| wasBishopOf |
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of North Carolina
|
| website | https://www.episcopalchurch.org/biographies/the-most-rev-michael-b-curry/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Bruce Curry Description of subject: Michael Bruce Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the first African American to hold that position.
Referenced by (12)
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