Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
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Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Vatican Secretary of State and Camerlengo under Pope Benedict XVI.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone canonical | 1 |
| Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3640541 — 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: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Context triple: [José Rodríguez Carballo, consecratedBy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone]
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Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in several high-ranking Curial roles, including Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
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B.
Cardinal Matteo Contarelli
Cardinal Matteo Contarelli was an Italian prelate and patron of the arts best known for commissioning Caravaggio’s influential paintings for the Contarelli Chapel in Rome.
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C.
Cardinal Pericle Felici
Cardinal Pericle Felici was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a prominent canon lawyer, Vatican official, and key figure in major 20th-century Church events.
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D.
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna is a pivotal Vatican priest and papal aide in Dan Brown’s novel and film "Angels & Demons," central to the story’s religious and political conspiracy.
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E.
Cardinal Pietro Gasparri
Cardinal Pietro Gasparri was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and canon lawyer best known for serving as Vatican Secretary of State and playing a key role in shaping the modern relationship between the Holy See and the Italian state.
- 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: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Target entity description: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Vatican Secretary of State and Camerlengo under Pope Benedict XVI.
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A.
Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in several high-ranking Curial roles, including Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
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B.
Cardinal Matteo Contarelli
Cardinal Matteo Contarelli was an Italian prelate and patron of the arts best known for commissioning Caravaggio’s influential paintings for the Contarelli Chapel in Rome.
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C.
Cardinal Pericle Felici
Cardinal Pericle Felici was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a prominent canon lawyer, Vatican official, and key figure in major 20th-century Church events.
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D.
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna is a pivotal Vatican priest and papal aide in Dan Brown’s novel and film "Angels & Demons," central to the story’s religious and political conspiracy.
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E.
Cardinal Pietro Gasparri
Cardinal Pietro Gasparri was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and canon lawyer best known for serving as Vatican Secretary of State and playing a key role in shaping the modern relationship between the Holy See and the Italian state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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Italian person ⓘ human ⓘ prelate ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1934-12-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Romano Canavese, Italy ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| dateOfCardinalCreation | 2003-10-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Gregorian University
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Pontifical Salesian University ⓘ |
| endTime |
as Archbishop of Genoa: 2006-09-15
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as Archbishop of Vercelli: 1995-12-13 ⓘ as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church: 2014-02-20 ⓘ as Cardinal Secretary of State: 2013-10-15 ⓘ as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: 2002-12-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Bertone ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
canon law
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theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Tarcisio ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ |
| name |
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone
|
| notableWork | contributions to canon law scholarship ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
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cardinal ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 2013 papal conclave ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Genoa
ⓘ
Archbishop of Vercelli ⓘ Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church ⓘ Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ
surface form:
Cardinal Secretary of State
Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ |
| residence |
Vatican City (during curial service)
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surface form:
Vatican City (during tenure as Secretary of State)
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Archbishop of Genoa: 2002-12-10
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as Archbishop of Vercelli: 1991-06-01 ⓘ as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church: 2007-04-04 ⓘ as Cardinal Secretary of State: 2006-09-15 ⓘ as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: 1995-12-13 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Description of subject: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Vatican Secretary of State and Camerlengo under Pope Benedict XVI.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tarcisio Bertone
this entity surface form:
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone