Third Plenary Council of Baltimore
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The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore was an 1884 assembly of U.S. Catholic bishops that standardized Catholic education and discipline in the United States, including mandating parochial schools and producing the Baltimore Catechism.
All labels observed (1)
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| Third Plenary Council of Baltimore canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13306817 — 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)
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Target entity: Third Plenary Council of Baltimore Context triple: [Bishop of Baltimore, associatedWithEvent, Third Plenary Council of Baltimore]
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Second Plenary Council of Baltimore
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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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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C.
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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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 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.
- 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: Third Plenary Council of Baltimore Target entity description: The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore was an 1884 assembly of U.S. Catholic bishops that standardized Catholic education and discipline in the United States, including mandating parochial schools and producing the Baltimore Catechism.
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A.
Second Plenary Council of Baltimore
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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B.
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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C.
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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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical council
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event in church history ⓘ plenary council ⓘ |
| aim |
standardize Catholic education in the United States
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standardize ecclesiastical discipline in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Baltimore Plenary Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | particular council with binding decrees for U.S. dioceses ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| established |
disciplinary decrees for U.S. dioceses
ⓘ
uniform norms for Catholic schools in the United States ⓘ |
| follows |
First Plenary Council of Baltimore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Plenary Council of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
greater separation of Catholic children from public schools
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widespread use of the Baltimore Catechism in U.S. Catholic schools ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Civil War United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Catholic identity
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Catholic catechesis in the United States ⓘ development of the U.S. parochial school system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Latin-rite dioceses in the United States ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| location | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic education in the United States
ⓘ
church discipline in the United States ⓘ |
| mandated |
Catholic education for Catholic children
ⓘ
establishment of parochial schools in every parish where possible ⓘ |
| notableWork | Baltimore Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Catholic Church in the United States
NERFINISHED
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops precursor ⓘ |
| participant |
Archbishop James Gibbons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Catholic bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| president | James Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced | Baltimore Catechism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sequenceInSeries | third Plenary Council of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1884 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
catechetical instruction
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clerical conduct ⓘ parochial schools ⓘ relations between Church and state schools ⓘ sacramental discipline ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Plenary Council of Baltimore Description of subject: The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore was an 1884 assembly of U.S. Catholic bishops that standardized Catholic education and discipline in the United States, including mandating parochial schools and producing the Baltimore Catechism.
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