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• Plenary Councils of Baltimore —     Plenary Councils of Baltimore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Plenary Councils of Baltimore     While the ecclesiastical province of Baltimore comprised the whole territory of the American Republic, the provincial councils held in that city… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Plenary Councils of Baltimore — The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore (1884) The Plenary Councils of Baltimore were three national meetings of Roman Catholic bishops in the 19th century in Baltimore, Maryland. During the early history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United …   Wikipedia

• Plenary Council — • A canonical term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plenary Council     Plenary Council      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Plenary council (Catholicism) — A plenary council, in the Roman Catholic Church, is a term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods, used when those summoned represent the whole number of bishops of some given territory. The word itself, derived from the Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Baltimore Catechism — A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of the Third Council of Baltimore (or, simply, the Baltimore Catechism) was the de facto standard Catholic school text in the United States from 1885 to the late 1960s.It was the… …   Wikipedia

• Archdiocese of Baltimore —     Archdiocese of Baltimore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Baltimore     The senior see of the United States of America, established as a diocese 6 April, 1789; as an archdiocese 8 April, 1808; embraces all that part of the State… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Provincial Councils of Baltimore — The Provincial Councils of Baltimore were councils of Roman Catholic bishops that set the pattern for Catholic organisation in the United States of America. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02239a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Provincial Councils… …   Wikipedia

• Provincial Councils of Baltimore —     Provincial Councils of Baltimore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Provincial Councils of Baltimore     These councils have a unique importance for the Church in the United States, inasmuch as the earlier ones legislated for practically the whole …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore — Archdiocese of Baltimore Archidioecesis Baltimorensis The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Baltimore …   Wikipedia

• Diocesan Consultors —     Diocesan Consultors     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocesan Consultors     Diocesan consultors are a certain number of priests in each diocese of the United States who act as official advisers of the bishop in certain matters pertaining to the …   Catholic encyclopedia