Diocese of Funai
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The Diocese of Funai was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Japan that existed in the 16th–17th centuries during the early period of Christian evangelization there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Funai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10992491 — 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 Funai Context triple: [Archdiocese of Braga, metropolitanSeeOf, Diocese of Funai]
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A.
Diocese of Angra
The Diocese of Angra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory based in the Azores, Portugal, overseeing the islands’ parishes under the jurisdiction of the Latin Church.
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B.
Diocese of Amos
The Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Quebec, Canada, serving the faithful in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
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C.
Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
The Diocese of Ponta de Pedras is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil that forms part of the ecclesiastical province overseen by the Archdiocese of Braga.
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D.
Chkondidi Diocese
Chkondidi Diocese is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Georgian Orthodox Church centered around the historic Chkondidi Cathedral in western Georgia.
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E.
Diocese of Cruz del Eje
The Diocese of Cruz del Eje is a Latin-rite Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Argentina that functions as a suffragan diocese under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.
- 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 Funai Target entity description: The Diocese of Funai was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Japan that existed in the 16th–17th centuries during the early period of Christian evangelization there.
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A.
Diocese of Angra
The Diocese of Angra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory based in the Azores, Portugal, overseeing the islands’ parishes under the jurisdiction of the Latin Church.
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B.
Diocese of Amos
The Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Quebec, Canada, serving the faithful in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
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C.
Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
The Diocese of Ponta de Pedras is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil that forms part of the ecclesiastical province overseen by the Archdiocese of Braga.
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D.
Chkondidi Diocese
Chkondidi Diocese is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Georgian Orthodox Church centered around the historic Chkondidi Cathedral in western Georgia.
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E.
Diocese of Cruz del Eje
The Diocese of Cruz del Eje is a Latin-rite Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Argentina that functions as a suffragan diocese under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic diocese
ⓘ
former diocese ⓘ missionary jurisdiction ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| ecclesiasticalProvince |
Province of Goa
ⓘ
linked to:
Goa
|
| establishedAsDiocese | 1588 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
missionary in character
ⓘ
subject to foreign metropolitan ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Christianization of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesuits in Japan
|
| hasType | pre-modern Catholic jurisdiction in Japan ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
ⓘ
early Edo period ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | residential diocese ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Franciscan missionaries in Japan
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries in Japan ⓘ Portuguese missions in Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Jesuits in Japan
Society of Jesus ⓘ early modern Catholic missions in Asia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bungo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyushu ⓘ Ōita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCivilAuthority |
Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
Toyotomi regime ⓘ
linked to:
Toyotomi administration of Japan
|
| metropolitanSee |
Archdiocese of Goa
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
|
| partOf | Catholic Church in Japan ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfEvangelization |
Japanese
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
History of Christianity in Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Christianity in Japan
Persecution of Christians in Japan ⓘ Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan ⓘ |
| status | suppressed see ⓘ |
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| suppressed | 17th century ⓘ |
| suppressedBy | Tokugawa persecution of Christians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| underPatronageSystem | Portuguese Padroado ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diocese of Funai Description of subject: The Diocese of Funai was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Japan that existed in the 16th–17th centuries during the early period of Christian evangelization there.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Diocese of Macao (historical jurisdictional changes)