First Plenary Council of Baltimore

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:attendance gptkb:Catholic_bishops
gptkbp:date October 1852
gptkbp:discusses Education
Liturgical practices
Moral issues
Clerical discipline
gptkbp:documentedIn Official decrees
Acts_of_the_Council
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Plenary_Council_of_Baltimore
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Civil_War_America
Growth of Catholic population
Challenges_to_Catholic_authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Plenary Council of Baltimore
gptkbp:influencedBy American_social_issues
European_councils
gptkbp:legacy Advocacy for social justice
Engagement with contemporary issues
Promotion of ecumenism
Support for immigrant communities
Support for missionary work
Foundation for future councils
Strengthening of parish life
Encouragement of lay participation
Encouragement of vocations
Development of church governance
Formation of clergy
Development of catechetical programs
Strengthening of diocesan structures
Promotion_of_Catholic_social_teaching
Promotion_of_Catholic_identity
Establishment_of_Catholic_schools
Impact_on_Catholic_education
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baltimore
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:John_McCloskey
gptkb:Francis_Patrick_Kenrick
gptkb:John_Carroll
William_Henry_Elder
gptkbp:numberOfRooms Over 30 bishops
gptkbp:organizes gptkb:Archbishop_of_Baltimore
gptkbp:outcome Decrees on various church matters
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Provincial_Council_of_Baltimore
gptkbp:purpose Address_issues_in_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:relatedEvent Vatican II
Ecumenical councils
Subsequent plenary councils
gptkbp:resultedIn Establishment of seminaries
Guidelines_for_Catholic_education
Strengthening_of_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:significance First plenary council in the United States
gptkbp:year 1852