Excerpt from Manual of the Public Ceremonies of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, for the Use of the Faithful Only two such Councils have thus far been held in this country. The first was convoked for May 9, 1852, by his Grace the Most Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, D. Archbishop of Baltimore and Apostolic Delegate. There were present at this First Plenary Council 6 Archbishops, 25 Bishops, 1 Mitred Abbot, 11 Superiors of Religious Orders and Seminaries, 12 vicars-general and a great number Oi the Rev. Clergy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Michael P. Carroll argues that the academic study of religion in the United States continues to be shaped by a "Protestant imagination" that has warped our perception of the American religious experience and its written history and analysis. In this provocative study, Carroll explores a number of historiographical puzzles that emerge from the American Catholic story as it has been understood through the Protestant tradition. Reexamining the experience of Catholicism among Irish immigrants, Italian Americans, Acadians and Cajuns, and Hispanics, Carroll debunks the myths that have informed much of this history. Shedding new light on lived religion in America, Carroll moves an entire academic field in new, exciting directions and challenges his fellow scholars to open their minds and eyes to develop fresh interpretations of American religious history.