Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian
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Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian was the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1982 to 1998, leading the church through a period of diaspora growth and post-Lebanese Civil War reconstruction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian canonical | 2 |
| Hovhannes Bedros XVIII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11489280 — 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: Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian Context triple: [Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, ordainedBy, Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian]
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A.
Hovhannes Khachatryan
Hovhannes Khachatryan is an Armenian sculptor best known for his work on the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial complex in Yerevan.
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B.
Garabet Balyan
Garabet Balyan was a prominent 19th-century Ottoman Armenian architect known for designing major imperial buildings in Istanbul in a blend of European and Ottoman styles.
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C.
Ovanes Hakhverdyan
Ovanes Hakhverdyan was an Armenian military commander who played a leading role in the Turkish–Armenian War of 1920.
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D.
Avetik Isahakyan
Avetik Isahakyan was a prominent Armenian poet, writer, and public figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for his lyrical poetry and patriotic themes.
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E.
Barsegh Kanachyan
Barsegh Kanachyan was an Armenian composer best known for writing the music to Armenia’s national anthem.
- 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: Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian Target entity description: Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian was the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1982 to 1998, leading the church through a period of diaspora growth and post-Lebanese Civil War reconstruction.
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A.
Hovhannes Khachatryan
Hovhannes Khachatryan is an Armenian sculptor best known for his work on the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial complex in Yerevan.
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B.
Garabet Balyan
Garabet Balyan was a prominent 19th-century Ottoman Armenian architect known for designing major imperial buildings in Istanbul in a blend of European and Ottoman styles.
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C.
Ovanes Hakhverdyan
Ovanes Hakhverdyan was an Armenian military commander who played a leading role in the Turkish–Armenian War of 1920.
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D.
Avetik Isahakyan
Avetik Isahakyan was a prominent Armenian poet, writer, and public figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for his lyrical poetry and patriotic themes.
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E.
Barsegh Kanachyan
Barsegh Kanachyan was an Armenian composer best known for writing the music to Armenia’s national anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian Catholic Church leader
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Catholicos-Patriarch ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity |
guided post-war reconstruction of Armenian Catholic parishes and institutions in Lebanon
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oversaw Armenian Catholic diaspora communities ⓘ |
| church | Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Lebanon ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Catholic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenian ⓘ |
| familyName | Kasparian ⓘ |
| givenName | Hovhannes ⓘ |
| headOf | Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Armenian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches
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linked to:
College of Eastern Catholic Patriarchs
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| notableFor |
leadership of the Armenian Catholic Church during diaspora growth
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reconstruction of Armenian Catholic institutions after the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
Beirut
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Bzommar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia
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linked to:
Armenian Catholic Church
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| positionHeld |
Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics
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linked to:
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
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| predecessor | Hemaiag Bedros XVII Ghedighian ⓘ |
| regnalName |
Hovhannes Bedros XVIII
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linked to:
Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian
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| religion |
Armenian Catholic Church
ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Armenian Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| rite | Armenian Rite ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| successor | Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni ⓘ |
| title |
Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics
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linked to:
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian Description of subject: Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian was the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church from 1982 to 1998, leading the church through a period of diaspora growth and post-Lebanese Civil War reconstruction.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian