Louis Raphaël I Sako
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Louis Raphaël I Sako is the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and a prominent Iraqi cardinal known for his leadership of Eastern-rite Catholics and advocacy for Christians in the Middle East.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis Raphaël I Sako canonical | 3 |
| Louis Raphaël Sako | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3107091 — 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: Louis Raphaël I Sako Context triple: [Chaldean Catholic Church, currentPatriarch, Louis Raphaël I Sako]
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Prince Désiré
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B.
Paso Cardenal Samoré
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C.
Jacques Samossoud
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D.
Alain Mimoun O’Kacha
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E.
Goukouni Oueddei
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- 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: Louis Raphaël I Sako Target entity description: Louis Raphaël I Sako is the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and a prominent Iraqi cardinal known for his leadership of Eastern-rite Catholics and advocacy for Christians in the Middle East.
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A.
Prince Désiré
Prince Désiré is the fairy-tale prince who awakens the enchanted princess in "The Sleeping Beauty" and embodies the story’s ideal of heroic, romantic love.
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B.
Paso Cardenal Samoré
Paso Cardenal Samoré is a major Andean mountain pass and international road crossing linking southern Argentina and Chile.
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C.
Jacques Samossoud
Jacques Samossoud was a Russian-born conductor best known as the second husband of Clara Clemens, the daughter of author Mark Twain.
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D.
Alain Mimoun O’Kacha
Alain Mimoun O’Kacha was a French long-distance runner of Algerian origin best known for winning the marathon gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
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E.
Goukouni Oueddei
Goukouni Oueddei is a Chadian political and military leader who served as President of Chad in the early 1980s and played a key role in the country’s civil conflicts and relations with Libya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
Iraqi person ⓘ cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ patriarch ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
doctorate in Eastern patristics
ⓘ
doctorate in history of ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| appointedBishopOf | Archeparchy of Kirkuk ⓘ |
| birthName |
Louis Raphaël I Sako
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Raphaël Sako
|
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro Apostolo in Roma ⓘ |
| church | Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| consecratedBishopOn | 2003-11-14 ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Raphaël I Bidawid ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Iraq ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| createdCardinalOn | 2018-06-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-07-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Gregorian University
ⓘ
Pontifical Oriental Institute ⓘ Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3) ⓘ
surface form:
Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3
|
| electedPatriarchOn | 2013-01-28 ⓘ |
| enthronedAsPatriarchOn | 2013-03-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Chaldeans
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaldean
|
| familyName | Sako ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
His Beatitude
ⓘ
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Christians in the Middle East
ⓘ
defense of religious minorities in Iraq ⓘ interreligious dialogue ⓘ leadership of the Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic ⓘ French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| name | Louis Raphaël I Sako self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Iraqi ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Patriarch Paul II Cheikho ⓘ |
| ordainedPriestOn | 1974-06-01 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zakho ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
ⓘ
head of the Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Iraq
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | secular clergy ⓘ |
| residence | Baghdad ⓘ |
| rite |
East Syriac rite
ⓘ
surface form:
East Syriac Rite
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| servedAs | Archbishop of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louis Raphaël I Sako Description of subject: Louis Raphaël I Sako is the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and a prominent Iraqi cardinal known for his leadership of Eastern-rite Catholics and advocacy for Christians in the Middle East.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Louis Raphaël Sako