First Plenary Council of Baltimore

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The First Plenary Council of Baltimore was a major 19th-century assembly of U.S. Catholic bishops that helped shape and standardize Catholic practice and discipline across the United States.

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First Plenary Council of Baltimore canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical council
plenary council
aim to address pastoral and disciplinary issues in the American Church
to promote uniformity of Catholic practice across U.S. dioceses
to standardize Catholic discipline in the United States
appliesToJurisdiction all dioceses in the United States
approvedBy Holy See NERFINISHED
Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED
convokedBy Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Roman Catholic
followedBy Second Plenary Council of Baltimore NERFINISHED
Third Plenary Council of Baltimore NERFINISHED
historicalContext increasing number of Catholic immigrants in the United States
period of rapid growth of Catholic population in the United States
language English
Latin
location Baltimore NERFINISHED
Cathedral of the Assumption, Baltimore NERFINISHED
Maryland NERFINISHED
organizedBy Archdiocese of Baltimore NERFINISHED
Catholic bishops of the United States NERFINISHED
participantType archbishops
bishops
vicars apostolic
partOf history of the Catholic Church in the United States
presidedOverBy Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
result decrees for the governance of the Catholic Church in the United States
guidelines for Catholic education in the United States
norms for clergy conduct in the United States
regulations for sacramental administration in the United States
scope Catholic Church in the United States NERFINISHED
significance contributed to the standardization of church discipline across U.S. dioceses
first nationwide plenary council for the Catholic Church in the United States
helped shape Catholic practice in the United States
laid groundwork for later plenary councils of Baltimore
timePeriod 19th century
topic Catholic education
catechesis
church discipline
discipline of the clergy
liturgical norms
parish governance
relations between bishops and religious orders
sacramental practice
seminary formation

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Bishop of Baltimore associatedWithEvent First Plenary Council of Baltimore
Diocese of Baltimore hostedEvent First Plenary Council of Baltimore