Virgílio do Carmo da Silva
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Virgílio do Carmo da Silva is an East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who leads the Church in Timor-Leste from its principal see in Dili.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virgílio do Carmo da Silva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7538342 — 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: Virgílio do Carmo da Silva Context triple: [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili, currentMetropolitanArchbishop, Virgílio do Carmo da Silva]
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A.
Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho was a Portuguese naval officer and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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B.
Cândido de Oliveira
Cândido de Oliveira was a prominent Portuguese footballer, coach, and journalist who became an influential figure in the early development of Portuguese football.
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C.
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
Luís Fernando Veríssimo is a Brazilian writer and humorist renowned for his crônicas, short stories, and satirical commentary on Brazilian society.
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D.
Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro
Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian politician and lawyer who played a key role in the early imperial government, including service as a regent during Brazil’s Regency period.
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E.
Craveiro Lopes
Craveiro Lopes was a Portuguese military officer and politician who served as President of Portugal during the Estado Novo regime in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Virgílio do Carmo da Silva Target entity description: Virgílio do Carmo da Silva is an East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who leads the Church in Timor-Leste from its principal see in Dili.
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A.
Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho was a Portuguese naval officer and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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B.
Cândido de Oliveira
Cândido de Oliveira was a prominent Portuguese footballer, coach, and journalist who became an influential figure in the early development of Portuguese football.
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C.
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
Luís Fernando Veríssimo is a Brazilian writer and humorist renowned for his crônicas, short stories, and satirical commentary on Brazilian society.
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D.
Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro
Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian politician and lawyer who played a key role in the early imperial government, including service as a regent during Brazil’s Regency period.
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E.
Craveiro Lopes
Craveiro Lopes was a Portuguese military officer and politician who served as President of Portugal during the Estado Novo regime in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cardinal
ⓘ
Roman Catholic prelate ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| appointedArchbishopDate | 2019-09-11 ⓘ |
| appointedBishopDate | 2016-01-30 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1967-11-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Portuguese Timor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venilale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyStatus |
bishop
ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ |
| consecratedBy |
Alberto Ricardo da Silva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leopoldo Girelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 2016-03-19 ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Portuguese Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdCardinalDate | 2022-08-27 ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Virgílio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Archbishop of Dili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Archbishop
ⓘ
Cardinal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Tetum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leads | Roman Catholic Church in Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Salesians of Don Bosco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Virgílio do Carmo da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | East Timorese ⓘ |
| notableAs | first cardinal from East Timor ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1998-12-18 ⓘ |
| partOf | College of Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Dili
ⓘ
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Archbishop of Dili ⓘ |
| rank | Cardinal-Priest ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| religiousOrder | Salesians of Don Bosco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| see | Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virgílio do Carmo da Silva Description of subject: Virgílio do Carmo da Silva is an East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who leads the Church in Timor-Leste from its principal see in Dili.
Referenced by (1)
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