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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Plenary Council of Baltimore canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13306815 — 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: First Plenary Council of Baltimore Context triple: [Bishop of Baltimore, associatedWithEvent, First Plenary Council of Baltimore]
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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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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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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 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.
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E.
Synod of the Diocese of Barbados
The Synod of the Diocese of Barbados is the primary legislative and decision-making assembly of the Anglican Church in Barbados, comprising clergy and lay representatives who oversee the church’s policies, governance, and mission.
- 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: First Plenary Council of Baltimore Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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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 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.
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E.
Synod of the Diocese of Barbados
The Synod of the Diocese of Barbados is the primary legislative and decision-making assembly of the Anglican Church in Barbados, comprising clergy and lay representatives who oversee the church’s policies, governance, and mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical council
ⓘ
plenary council ⓘ |
| aim |
to address pastoral and disciplinary issues in the American Church
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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
ⓘ
Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| convokedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Plenary Council of Baltimore
ⓘ
Third Plenary Council of Baltimore ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
Cathedral of the Assumption, Baltimore ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore Cathedral
Maryland ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Archdiocese of Baltimore
ⓘ
Catholic bishops of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
|
| participantType |
archbishops
ⓘ
bishops ⓘ vicars apostolic ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy |
Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick
ⓘ
linked to:
Francis Patrick Kenrick
|
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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
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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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Referenced by (4)
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