Councils of the Church

Ecumenical Councils

• What is an Ecumenical Council
• The Church in Crisis A History of the General Councils 325-1870

Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils

Ancient Church

Council of Nicea (AD 325)

• First Council of Nicaea from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• First Council of Nicea by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• First Council of Nicaea from the Daily Catholic

First Council of Constantinople (AD 381)

• First Council of Constantinople from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• First Council of Constantinople by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• First Council of Constantinople from Daily Catholic

Council of Ephesus (AD 431)

• Council of Ephesus from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Council of Ephesus by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Council of Ephesus from Daily Catholic

Council of Chalcedon (451)

• Council of Chalcedon from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Council of Chalcedon by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Council of Chalcedon from Daily Catholic

Second Council of Constantinople (AD 553)

• Second Council of Constantinople from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Second Council of Constantinople  by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Second Council of Constantinople from Daily Catholic Link

Third Council of Constantinople (AD 680-681)

• Third Council of Constantinople from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Third Council of Constantinople by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Third Council of Constantinople from Daily Catholic

Second Council of Nicaea (AD 787)

• Second Council of Nicaea from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Second Council of Nicaea by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Second Council of Nicaea from Daily Catholic

Fourth Council of Constantinople (AD 869)

• Fourth Council of Constantinople from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Fourth Council of Constantinople by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Fourth Council of Constantinople from Daily Catholic

Medieval Church

First Lateran Council (AD 1123)

• First Lateran Council from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• First Lateran Council by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• First Lateran Council from Daily Catholic

Second Lateran Council (AD 1139)

• Second Lateran Council from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Second Lateran Council by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Second Lateran Council from Daily Catholic

Third Lateran Council (AD 1179)

• Third Lateran Council from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Third Lateran Council by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Third Lateran Council from Daily Catholic

Fourth Lateran Council (AD 1215)

• Fourth Lateran Council from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Fourth Lateran Council Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Fourth Lateran Council from Daily Catholic

First Council of Lyons (AD 1245)

• First Council of Lyons from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• First Council of Lyons by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• First Council of Lyons from Daily Catholic

Second Council of Lyons (AD 1274)

• Second Council of Lyons from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Second Council of Lyons by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Second Council of Lyons from Daily Catholic

Council of Vienne (AD 1311-12)

• Council of Vienne from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Council of Vienne by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Council of Vienne from Daily Catholic

Council of Constance (AD 1414-1418)

• Council of Constance from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Council of Constance by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Council of Constance from Daily Catholic

Council of Basle (AD 1431)

• Council of Basel from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Council of Basel by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Council of Basel from Daily Catholic

Fifth Lateran Council (AD 1512 to 1517)

• Fifth Lateran Council from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Fifth Lateran Council by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Fifth Lateran Council from Daily Catholic

Modern Church

Council of Trent (AD 1545-1563)

• Council of Trent from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Council of Trent by Mgr. Philip Hughes
• Council of Trent from Daily Catholic