John Cardinal Krol
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John Cardinal Krol was a prominent American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a leading conservative voice in the U.S. hierarchy during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Cardinal Krol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10319370 — 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: John Cardinal Krol Context triple: [Archdiocese of Philadelphia, hasPastArchbishop, John Cardinal Krol]
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A.
John Cardinal McCloskey
John Cardinal McCloskey was the first American cardinal and a prominent 19th-century Archbishop of New York who oversaw major growth of the Catholic Church in the United States.
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B.
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
Joseph Cardinal Ritter was a prominent 20th-century American Roman Catholic prelate known for his leadership as Archbishop of St. Louis and Indianapolis and for his early efforts to desegregate Catholic schools.
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C.
John Cardinal O’Hara
John Cardinal O’Hara was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Philadelphia and later as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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D.
Archbishop Philip Freier
Archbishop Philip Freier is an Australian Anglican bishop who served as the Archbishop of Melbourne and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.
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E.
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate and papal almoner known for his hands-on charitable work and close collaboration with Pope Francis in serving the poor and marginalized.
- 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: John Cardinal Krol Target entity description: John Cardinal Krol was a prominent American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a leading conservative voice in the U.S. hierarchy during the mid-20th century.
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A.
John Cardinal McCloskey
John Cardinal McCloskey was the first American cardinal and a prominent 19th-century Archbishop of New York who oversaw major growth of the Catholic Church in the United States.
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B.
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
Joseph Cardinal Ritter was a prominent 20th-century American Roman Catholic prelate known for his leadership as Archbishop of St. Louis and Indianapolis and for his early efforts to desegregate Catholic schools.
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C.
John Cardinal O’Hara
John Cardinal O’Hara was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Philadelphia and later as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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D.
Archbishop Philip Freier
Archbishop Philip Freier is an Australian Anglican bishop who served as the Archbishop of Melbourne and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.
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E.
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is a Polish Roman Catholic prelate and papal almoner known for his hands-on charitable work and close collaboration with Pope Francis in serving the poor and marginalized.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic prelate
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope John XXIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Poland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateElevatedToCardinal | 1967-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-03-03 ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Catholic University of Lublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Mary Seminary, Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevatedToCardinalBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988-02-11 ⓘ |
| endTimeForPreviousPost | 1961 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Krol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Cardinal ⓘ |
| knownFor | opposition to liberalizing trends in Catholic doctrine and practice ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Cardinals
ⓘ
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | conservative voice in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Papal conclave, August 1978
NERFINISHED
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Papal conclave, October 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Philadelphia
ⓘ
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousPost | Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1961-02-11
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1967-06-26 ⓘ |
| startTimeForPreviousPost | 1953 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Cardinal Krol Description of subject: John Cardinal Krol was a prominent American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a leading conservative voice in the U.S. hierarchy during the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.