Ricardo Vidal
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Ricardo Vidal was a prominent Filipino cardinal and former Archbishop of Cebu who played a key role in the Catholic Church and national affairs in the Philippines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Vidal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11071295 — 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: Ricardo Vidal Context triple: [Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines, notableLeader, Ricardo Vidal]
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A.
Ricardo Navarro
Ricardo Navarro is a notable individual whose achievements or public presence have made the surname Navarro particularly recognized.
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B.
Ricardo Pulido
Ricardo Pulido is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Pulido, though specific widely known biographical details are not clearly established.
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C.
Ricardo Rojas
Ricardo Rojas is a notable individual whose name is associated with the surname Rojas, though specific widely recognized details about his life or work are not clearly established from this context.
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D.
Oscar Domínguez
Oscar Domínguez was a Spanish surrealist painter known for his inventive techniques and dreamlike, often unsettling imagery that made him a notable figure in 20th-century avant-garde art.
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E.
Xavier Loyá
Xavier Loyá was a Mexican actor best known for his role in Luis Buñuel’s acclaimed surrealist film "The Exterminating Angel."
- 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: Ricardo Vidal Target entity description: Ricardo Vidal was a prominent Filipino cardinal and former Archbishop of Cebu who played a key role in the Catholic Church and national affairs in the Philippines.
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A.
Ricardo Navarro
Ricardo Navarro is a notable individual whose achievements or public presence have made the surname Navarro particularly recognized.
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B.
Ricardo Pulido
Ricardo Pulido is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Pulido, though specific widely known biographical details are not clearly established.
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C.
Ricardo Rojas
Ricardo Rojas is a notable individual whose name is associated with the surname Rojas, though specific widely recognized details about his life or work are not clearly established from this context.
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D.
Oscar Domínguez
Oscar Domínguez was a Spanish surrealist painter known for his inventive techniques and dreamlike, often unsettling imagery that made him a notable figure in 20th-century avant-garde art.
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E.
Xavier Loyá
Xavier Loyá was a Mexican actor best known for his role in Luis Buñuel’s acclaimed surrealist film "The Exterminating Angel."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop
ⓘ
Catholic cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishopOfCebuBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | septic shock ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Philippines ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfAppointmentAsArchbishopOfCebu | 1982-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-02-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfCardinalCreation | 1985-05-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfInstallationAsArchbishopOfCebu | 1982-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfRetirementAsArchbishopOfCebu | 2011-10-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Filipino ⓘ |
| familyName | Vidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ricardo Jamin Vidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ricardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Cardinal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cebuano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Archdiocese of Cebu
ⓘ
mediation in Philippine political crises ⓘ |
| notableWork | pastoral letters on social and political issues in the Philippines ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Papal conclave, 2005
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papal conclave, 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cebu City, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
Catholic Church in the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
national affairs in the Philippines ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Apostolic Administrator of Cebu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archbishop of Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense ⓘ President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ⓘ |
| predecessor | Julio Rosales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Cebu City, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Jose S. Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ricardo Vidal Description of subject: Ricardo Vidal was a prominent Filipino cardinal and former Archbishop of Cebu who played a key role in the Catholic Church and national affairs in the Philippines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.