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The First Vatican Council, the twentieth, opened on 8 December, 1869, and adjourned on 20 October, 1870. It met three hundred years after the Council of Trent. The Second Vatican Council, formally opened under the pontificate of Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI on 8 December 1965.

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What county was Vatican I held in?

Vatican Council I was the first Ecumenical Council to be held at the Vatican in Vatican City which is an independent country.


When and where was the Vatican Council held?

It was held in Vatican City from 1962-1965.


Where was Vatican Council II held?

The council was held mostly at the Vatican but some meetings were held at other venues in and around Rome.


Where was the First Vatican Council held?

The First Vatican Council was held in Rome, Italy in the Basilica of St. John Lateran.


Where was the Vatican Council 2 held?

in Rome


When was the Vatican I Council?

It was held 1869-70.


Where was the 1962-65 Vatican held?

In Vatican City, thus the name Vatican Council II.


What is one doctrine that came from Vatican Council II?

There were exactly no doctrines defined at the Second Vatican Council. The Second Vatican Council was the first purely pastoral council ever held in the Church.


When was Vatican Council I held?

The First Vatican Council was convoked by Pope Pius IX on 29 June 1868 and was formally closed in 1960 prior to Vatican II


Where do councils in the Church get their names?

Most receive their name from the location where the council is held, such as the council of Trent, Vatican Council, etc.


What is the name or title given to the council of 1962-1965?

This council is generally called the Second Vatican Council or simply Vatican II. It is a council that was held for Roman Catholics, but it is not accepted or recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church.


What did the second vatican council bring to the church?

The Second Vatican Council was only held fifty years ago, in the Church's history, that is practically overnight. The influence of the Second Vatican Council will not be able to be evaluated for another 50 to 100 years.