Third Plenary Council of Baltimore (1884)
The Third Plenary Council was presided over by the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop James Gibbons of Baltimore. Its decrees were signed by fourteen archbishops, sixty-one bishops or their representatives, six abbots, and one general of a religious congregation. The first solemn session was held 9 November, and the last 7 December, 1884. Its decrees are divided into twelve titles, approved by Pope Leo XIII.
Preliminary Title. All the decrees of the Second Plenary Council remain in force except such as are abrogated or changed by the present council.
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