Church Councils

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Church Councils

Councils are legally convened assemblies of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts for the purpose of discussing and regulating matters of church doctrine and discipline.

First Ecumenical Council: Council of Trent (325)
Second Ecumenical Council: First General Council of Constantinople (381)
Third Ecumenical Council: Council of Ephesus (431)
Fourth Ecumenical Council: Council of Chalcedon (451)
Fifth Ecumenical Council: Second General Council of Constantinople (553)
Sixth Ecumenical Council: Third General Council of Constantinople (680-681)
Seventh Ecumenical Council: Second Council of Nicaea (787)
Eighth Ecumenical Council: Fourth General Council of Constantinople (869)
Ninth Ecumenical Council: First Lateran Council (1123)
Tenth Ecumenical Council: Second Lateran Council (1139)
Eleventh Ecumenical Council: Third Lateran Council (1179)
Twelfth Ecumenical Council: Fourth Lateran Council (1215)
Thirteenth Ecumenical Council: First General Council of Lyons (1245)
Fourteenth Ecumenical Council: Second General Council of Lyons (1274)
Fifteenth Ecumenical Council: Council of Vienne (1311-1313)
Sixteenth Ecumenical Council: Council of Constance (1414-1418)
Seventeenth Ecumenical Council: Council of Basle (1431-1439)
Eighteenth Ecumenical Council: Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)
Nineteenth Ecumenical Council: Council of Trent (1545-1563)
Twentieth Ecumenical Council: First Vatican Council (1869-1870)
Twenty-First Ecumenical Council: Second Vatican Council (1962-1966)