Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians

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ecclesiastical office leadership position in the Armenian Catholic Church patriarchal title

The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians is the supreme hierarch and spiritual leader of the Armenian Catholic Church, overseeing its faithful primarily in the Middle East and the Armenian diaspora.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics	8
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians canonical	5
Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia	4
Armenian Catholic Patriarch	2
Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians	1
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2490596 — 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: Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
Context triple: [Armenian Catholic Church, headTitle, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians]

A. Patriarch of Antioch
The Patriarch of Antioch is the historic senior bishop and spiritual leader associated with the ancient Christian see of Antioch, one of the earliest and most important centers of Christianity.
B. Catholicos of All Armenians
The Catholicos of All Armenians is the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the spiritual leader of Armenians worldwide.
C. Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of this ancient Eastern Christian church, overseeing its global faithful and ecclesiastical affairs.
D. Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with Rome whose patriarchal see traces its origins to the ancient Christian community of Antioch.
E. Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the ancient Oriental Orthodox patriarchates rooted in early Christianity.
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: Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
Target entity description: The Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians is the supreme hierarch and spiritual leader of the Armenian Catholic Church, overseeing its faithful primarily in the Middle East and the Armenian diaspora.

A. Patriarch of Antioch
The Patriarch of Antioch is the historic senior bishop and spiritual leader associated with the ancient Christian see of Antioch, one of the earliest and most important centers of Christianity.
B. Catholicos of All Armenians
The Catholicos of All Armenians is the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the spiritual leader of Armenians worldwide.
C. Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of this ancient Eastern Christian church, overseeing its global faithful and ecclesiastical affairs.
D. Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with Rome whose patriarchal see traces its origins to the ancient Christian community of Antioch.
E. Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the ancient Oriental Orthodox patriarchates rooted in early Christianity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical office ⓘ leadership position in the Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ patriarchal title ⓘ
appoints	certain Armenian Catholic bishops according to canon law ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicity	Armenian people ⓘ
associatedWithPeople	Armenian Catholics ⓘ linked to: Armenian Catholic Church
authorityType	administrative authority ⓘ spiritual authority ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Armenian Catholic Church hierarchy ⓘ Eastern Catholic patriarchs ⓘ
ceremonialPrecedence	ranks immediately after cardinals in the Catholic hierarchy ⓘ
chairs	synod of bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ
churchSuiIuris	Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ
confirmationBy	Pope ⓘ
denomination	Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ
governs	patriarchal curia of the Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	head of a sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church ⓘ
hasSuccession	line of Armenian Catholic patriarchs ⓘ
hasTitleStyle	Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians ⓘ linked to: Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia His Beatitude ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel	supreme hierarch ⓘ
isEasternCatholicPatriarch	true ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ Armenian Catholic diaspora ⓘ Armenian Catholic faithful in the Middle East ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage	Armenian ⓘ
oversees	Armenian Catholic eparchies and exarchates under his jurisdiction ⓘ
participatesIn	Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Synod of Bishops
primaryRegionOfPastoralCare	Armenian diaspora ⓘ linked to: Armenians Middle East ⓘ
rank	patriarch ⓘ
religiousTradition	Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
responsibility	pastoral care of Armenian Catholic faithful worldwide ⓘ preservation of Armenian Catholic liturgical tradition ⓘ promotion of unity with the wider Catholic Church ⓘ
rite	Armenian Rite ⓘ
role	chief pastor of Armenian Catholic faithful ⓘ head of the Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ spiritual leader of the Armenian Catholic Church ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by the synod of Armenian Catholic bishops ⓘ
subordination	directly subject to the Pope in matters of universal church ⓘ
traditionallyLinkedTo	historic region of Cilicia ⓘ
typeOfSee	patriarchal see ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armenian Catholic Church → headTitle → Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians ⓘ

Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian → position → Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics ⓘ