William Conway (cardinal)
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William Conway was an Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Conway (cardinal) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1752457 — 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: William Conway (cardinal) Context triple: [Conway, hasNotableBearer, William Conway (cardinal)]
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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.
Cardinal Richard Cushing
Cardinal Richard Cushing was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Boston and was closely associated with the Kennedy family.
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C.
Francis Spellman
Francis Spellman was a powerful 20th-century American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York and was influential in both church affairs and U.S. politics.
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D.
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Michael Augustine Corrigan was a prominent 19th-century American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York and played a key role in the Church’s growth and organization in the United States.
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E.
Timothy M. Dolan
Timothy M. Dolan is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of New York and is known for his outspoken, media-savvy leadership.
- 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: William Conway (cardinal) Target entity description: William Conway was an Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland 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.
Cardinal Richard Cushing
Cardinal Richard Cushing was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Boston and was closely associated with the Kennedy family.
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C.
Francis Spellman
Francis Spellman was a powerful 20th-century American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York and was influential in both church affairs and U.S. politics.
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D.
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Michael Augustine Corrigan was a prominent 19th-century American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York and played a key role in the Church’s growth and organization in the United States.
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E.
Timothy M. Dolan
Timothy M. Dolan is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of New York and is known for his outspoken, media-savvy leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
ⓘ
Irish person ⓘ archbishop ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Doctor of Canon Law
ⓘ
Doctor of Divinity ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Pope John XXIII
ⓘ
Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-01-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1977-04-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Armagh, Northern Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Armagh
|
| diocese |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Armagh
|
| educatedAt |
Catholic University of Louvain
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic University of Leuven
Pontifical Gregorian University ⓘ Pontifical Irish College ⓘ St Columb's College ⓘ St Patrick's College, Maynooth ⓘ
linked to:
Maynooth College
|
| endTime | 1977 ⓘ |
| familyName | Conway ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
DCL
ⓘ
DD ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | pastoral letters on the Troubles in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Armagh
ⓘ
Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh ⓘ Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh ⓘ Primate of All Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Archbishop of Armagh
Titular Bishop of Neve ⓘ cardinal-priest of San Patrizio ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1963
ⓘ
1965 ⓘ |
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Subject: William Conway (cardinal) Description of subject: William Conway was an Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland during the mid-20th century.
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