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Council Convenes
Pope John XXIII convenes council -
First Session Begins
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First Session Ends
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Pope John XXIII Dies
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Pope Paul VI is Elected
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Second Session Begins
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Second Session Ends
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“Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy” and “Decree On the Means of Social Communication”
Sacrosanctum concilium, or “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy," and Inter Mirifica, or “Decree On the Means of Social Communication," were both created. -
Third Session Begins
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Third Session Ends
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“Dogmatic Constitution On the Church”; “Decree On the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite”; “Decree on Ecumenism”
Lumen Gentium, or “Dogmatic Constitution On the Church”; Orientalium Ecclesiarum, or “Decree On the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite”; and Unitatis Redintegratio, or “Decree on Ecumenism” were all published. -
Fourth Session Begins
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“Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church”; “Decree On Renewal of Religious Life”; “Decree On Priestly Training”; “Declaration On Christian Education”; “Declaration On the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions”
Christus Dominus, or “Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church”; Perfectae Caritatis, or “Decree On Renewal of Religious Life”; Optatam Totius, or “Decree On Priestly Training”; Gravissimum Educationis, or “Declaration On Christian Education”; and Nostra Aetate, or “Declaration On the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions” were all published. -
“Dogmatic Constitution On Divine Revelation” and “Decree On the Apostolate of the Laity”
Dei Verbum, or “Dogmatic Constitution On Divine Revelation” and Apostolicam Actuositatem, or “Decree On the Apostolate of the Laity” were published. -
“Declaration On Religious Freedom”; “Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church”; “Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests”; “Pastoral Constitution on the Church In the Modern World”
Dignitatis Humanae, or “Declaration On Religious Freedom”; Ad Gentes, or “Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church”; Presbyterorum Ordinis, or “Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests”; and Gaudium et Spes, or “Pastoral Constitution on the Church In the Modern World” were all published. -
Fourth Session Ends
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End of Vatican Council II
