Braz de Aviz
E351933
Braz de Aviz is a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church known for his leadership roles in the Vatican, including as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braz de Aviz canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3359294 — 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: Braz de Aviz Context triple: [João Braz de Aviz, familyName, Braz de Aviz]
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A.
Caicó
Caicó is a municipality in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, known for its strong cultural traditions, especially its famous religious festivals and regional cuisine.
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B.
Alcântara
Alcântara is a historic coastal municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, known for its preserved colonial architecture and proximity to the Alcântara Launch Center.
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C.
Conceição
Conceição is a civil parish located on Faial Island in the Azores archipelago of Portugal.
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D.
Vale do Taquari
Vale do Taquari is a region in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul known for its strong German-Brazilian cultural heritage, traditions, and communities.
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E.
Ribeirinha
Ribeirinha is a civil parish located within the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal.
- 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: Braz de Aviz Target entity description: Braz de Aviz is a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church known for his leadership roles in the Vatican, including as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
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A.
Caicó
Caicó is a municipality in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, known for its strong cultural traditions, especially its famous religious festivals and regional cuisine.
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B.
Alcântara
Alcântara is a historic coastal municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, known for its preserved colonial architecture and proximity to the Alcântara Launch Center.
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C.
Conceição
Conceição is a civil parish located on Faial Island in the Azores archipelago of Portugal.
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D.
Vale do Taquari
Vale do Taquari is a region in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul known for its strong German-Brazilian cultural heritage, traditions, and communities.
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E.
Ribeirinha
Ribeirinha is a civil parish located within the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian Roman Catholic priest
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Catholic bishop ⓘ cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Holy See ⓘ |
| appointedAsPrefectBy | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-04-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mafra, Santa Catarina, Brazil ⓘ |
| church |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| clergyStatus | cardinal-prefect ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1994-05-31 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| elevationToCardinalDate | 2012-02-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Braz de Aviz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
governance of religious institutes
ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | João ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the Vatican
ⓘ
oversight of institutes of consecrated life ⓘ work with religious orders and congregations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Cardinals
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| name | João Braz de Aviz ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Clemente Isnard ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1972-11-26 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2013 papal conclave
ⓘ
2023 Synod-related consultations on consecrated life ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
archbishop of Brasília
ⓘ
auxiliary bishop of Vitória ⓘ bishop of Ponta Grossa ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop of Ponta Grossa
cardinal-priest of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina ⓘ prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence | Vatican City ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Braz de Aviz Description of subject: Braz de Aviz is a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church known for his leadership roles in the Vatican, including as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.