Second Plenary Council of Baltimore
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The Second Plenary Council of Baltimore was a major 19th-century gathering of U.S. Catholic bishops that helped shape church discipline, organization, and pastoral practice in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Plenary Council of Baltimore canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13306816 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Plenary Council of Baltimore Context triple: [Bishop of Baltimore, associatedWithEvent, Second Plenary Council of Baltimore]
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A.
First Plenary Council of Baltimore
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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B.
Synod of New York and Philadelphia
The Synod of New York and Philadelphia was a major 18th-century American Presbyterian governing body that united previously divided synods and laid the organizational groundwork for the national Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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C.
Synod of the Diocese of Huron
The Synod of the Diocese of Huron is the representative legislative and decision-making assembly that oversees the policies, governance, and mission of the Anglican Diocese of Huron in Canada.
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D.
Synod of the Northeast
The Synod of the Northeast is a regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that oversees and supports Presbyterian congregations and presbyteries across the northeastern United States.
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E.
Synod of 1724
The Synod of 1724 was a pivotal church council that led to the formal emergence of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Plenary Council of Baltimore Target entity description: The Second Plenary Council of Baltimore was a major 19th-century gathering of U.S. Catholic bishops that helped shape church discipline, organization, and pastoral practice in the United States.
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A.
First Plenary Council of Baltimore
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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B.
Synod of New York and Philadelphia
The Synod of New York and Philadelphia was a major 18th-century American Presbyterian governing body that united previously divided synods and laid the organizational groundwork for the national Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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C.
Synod of the Diocese of Huron
The Synod of the Diocese of Huron is the representative legislative and decision-making assembly that oversees the policies, governance, and mission of the Anglican Diocese of Huron in Canada.
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D.
Synod of the Northeast
The Synod of the Northeast is a regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that oversees and supports Presbyterian congregations and presbyteries across the northeastern United States.
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E.
Synod of 1724
The Synod of 1724 was a pivotal church council that led to the formal emergence of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical council
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event in church history ⓘ plenary council ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote uniformity of pastoral practice in U.S. dioceses
ⓘ
to regulate church discipline in the United States ⓘ to strengthen church organization in the United States ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| attendeeType |
archbishops
ⓘ
bishops ⓘ religious superiors ⓘ vicars apostolic ⓘ |
| city | Baltimore ⓘ |
| convokedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| endTime | October 1866 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Plenary Council of Baltimore ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| organizedBy |
Catholic Church in the United States
ⓘ
Holy See ⓘ U.S. Catholic bishops ⓘ
linked to:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
|
| partOf | history of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Plenary Council of Baltimore ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Archbishop Martin John Spalding ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| result |
decrees on church discipline in the United States
ⓘ
guidelines for Catholic education in the United States ⓘ norms for pastoral practice in U.S. dioceses ⓘ strengthened national coordination among U.S. bishops ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| significance |
helped shape Catholic church discipline in the United States
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influenced organization of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ influenced pastoral practice of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ major 19th-century gathering of U.S. Catholic bishops ⓘ |
| startTime | October 1866 ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Catholic education in the United States
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church discipline ⓘ ecclesiastical organization ⓘ parish administration ⓘ pastoral practice ⓘ relations between bishops and religious orders ⓘ sacramental discipline ⓘ seminary formation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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