Heiner Wilmer SCJ
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Heiner Wilmer SCJ is a German Roman Catholic bishop and member of the Dehonians (Priests of the Sacred Heart), known for his leadership within the Church and contributions to contemporary Catholic theology and pastoral practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heiner Wilmer SCJ canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6026477 — 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: Heiner Wilmer SCJ Context triple: [Heiner Wilmer, religiousName, Heiner Wilmer SCJ]
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Father Jorge Dintilhac
Father Jorge Dintilhac was a Catholic priest and educator best known for establishing and leading the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, one of the country’s most important higher education institutions.
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B.
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer was an 18th–19th century Redemptorist priest and missionary known for revitalizing Catholic life in Central Europe, especially in Vienna and Warsaw.
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C.
Brother Joseph Zoettl
Brother Joseph Zoettl was a Benedictine monk and self-taught artist best known for crafting the miniature stone and concrete religious structures that make up Alabama’s Ave Maria Grotto.
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D.
Ignatius Joseph III Younan
Ignatius Joseph III Younan is the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church, a prominent Eastern Catholic leader known for his advocacy for persecuted Christians in the Middle East.
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E.
Wilhelm Schepmann
Wilhelm Schepmann was a German Nazi politician and SS officer who became the last chief of staff of the Sturmabteilung (SA) during the final years of the Third Reich.
- 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: Heiner Wilmer SCJ Target entity description: Heiner Wilmer SCJ is a German Roman Catholic bishop and member of the Dehonians (Priests of the Sacred Heart), known for his leadership within the Church and contributions to contemporary Catholic theology and pastoral practice.
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A.
Father Jorge Dintilhac
Father Jorge Dintilhac was a Catholic priest and educator best known for establishing and leading the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, one of the country’s most important higher education institutions.
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B.
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer was an 18th–19th century Redemptorist priest and missionary known for revitalizing Catholic life in Central Europe, especially in Vienna and Warsaw.
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C.
Brother Joseph Zoettl
Brother Joseph Zoettl was a Benedictine monk and self-taught artist best known for crafting the miniature stone and concrete religious structures that make up Alabama’s Ave Maria Grotto.
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D.
Ignatius Joseph III Younan
Ignatius Joseph III Younan is the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church, a prominent Eastern Catholic leader known for his advocacy for persecuted Christians in the Middle East.
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E.
Wilhelm Schepmann
Wilhelm Schepmann was a German Nazi politician and SS officer who became the last chief of staff of the Sturmabteilung (SA) during the final years of the Third Reich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of religious order ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| affiliation | German Bishops' Conference ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Hildesheim, Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Hildesheim
|
| clergyStatus | professed religious ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-04-09 ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Catholic University of America
ⓘ
linked to:
The Catholic University of America
Gregorian University ⓘ
linked to:
Pontifical Gregorian University
University of Freiburg ⓘ
linked to:
Freiburg University
University of Münster ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
pastoral theology
ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix |
Bishop
ⓘ
His Excellency ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to contemporary Catholic theology
ⓘ
leadership in the Dehonians ⓘ leadership in the Diocese of Hildesheim ⓘ pastoral practice ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Dehonians
ⓘ
Priests of the Sacred Heart ⓘ |
| notableWork |
publications on contemporary Catholic theology
ⓘ
writings on the Sacred Heart spirituality ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
Roman Catholic Church in Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church in Germany
|
| placeOfBirth | Süddorf, Lower Saxony, Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Hildesheim
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousName | Heiner Wilmer SCJ ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Priests of the Sacred Heart ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
2015-06-01
ⓘ
2018-09-01 ⓘ |
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Subject: Heiner Wilmer SCJ Description of subject: Heiner Wilmer SCJ is a German Roman Catholic bishop and member of the Dehonians (Priests of the Sacred Heart), known for his leadership within the Church and contributions to contemporary Catholic theology and pastoral practice.
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