Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala

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Roman Catholic archdiocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction

The Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala is the principal Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Guatemala, centered in the capital and historically one of the most important dioceses in Central America.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala canonical	6
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala	2
Diocese of Guatemala	1
Ecclesiastical province of Guatemala (historically, before elevation to archdiocese)	1
Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Guatemala	1
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala City	1
Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T770526 — 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 Santiago de Guatemala
Context triple: [Guatemala City, isSeatOf, Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala]

A. Diocese of Honduras
The Diocese of Honduras is a regional jurisdiction of the Anglican Communion’s Episcopal Church, overseeing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout Honduras.
B. Diocese of Chosica
The Diocese of Chosica is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Peru that forms part of the Latin Church hierarchy under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Lima.
C. Diocese of Huacho
The Diocese of Huacho is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Peru, serving the faithful in and around the city of Huacho under the jurisdiction of the Latin Church.
D. Diocese of Carabayllo
The Diocese of Carabayllo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru that forms part of the metropolitan province overseen from Lima.
E. Archdiocese of Bogotá
The Archdiocese of Bogotá is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Colombia that encompasses the capital city and holds significant religious, historical, and cultural influence in the country.
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 Santiago de Guatemala
Target entity description: The Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala is the principal Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Guatemala, centered in the capital and historically one of the most important dioceses in Central America.

A. Diocese of Honduras
The Diocese of Honduras is a regional jurisdiction of the Anglican Communion’s Episcopal Church, overseeing Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout Honduras.
B. Diocese of Chosica
The Diocese of Chosica is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Peru that forms part of the Latin Church hierarchy under the metropolitan authority of the Archdiocese of Lima.
C. Diocese of Huacho
The Diocese of Huacho is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Peru, serving the faithful in and around the city of Huacho under the jurisdiction of the Latin Church.
D. Diocese of Carabayllo
The Diocese of Carabayllo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru that forms part of the metropolitan province overseen from Lima.
E. Archdiocese of Bogotá
The Archdiocese of Bogotá is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Colombia that encompasses the capital city and holds significant religious, historical, and cultural influence in the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
belongsTo	worldwide Catholic Church ⓘ
belongsToContinent	North America ⓘ
centralCity	Guatemala City ⓘ
communionWith	Pope ⓘ
country	Guatemala ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Santiago de Guatemala ⓘ
governedBy	archbishop ⓘ
hasActivity	charitable works ⓘ liturgical celebrations ⓘ religious education ⓘ social outreach ⓘ
hasBuildingType	cathedral ⓘ chapels ⓘ parish churches ⓘ
hasCathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala ⓘ linked to: Guatemala City Cathedral
hasClergyType	religious clergy ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ
hasFunction	administration of sacraments ⓘ coordination of suffragan dioceses ⓘ evangelization ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ
hasHeritage	Spanish colonial Catholic heritage ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType	archdiocese ⓘ
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor	parishes in Guatemala City area ⓘ
hasType	metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the most important dioceses in Central America ⓘ
importance	principal Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Guatemala ⓘ
isMetropolitanSeeFor	suffragan dioceses in Guatemala ⓘ
isPartOf	Catholic hierarchy in Guatemala ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Catholics in and around Guatemala City ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Central America ⓘ Guatemala City ⓘ
metropolitanSeeOf	Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Guatemala ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala
region	Central America ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
seeAlso	Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala ⓘ
subjectTo	Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
territorialScope	capital region of Guatemala ⓘ
tradition	Latin liturgical tradition ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Guatemala City → isSeatOf → Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala ⓘ

Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City) → isPrincipalChurchOf → Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala ⓘ

subject linked to: Metropolitan Cathedral