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Second Vatican Council

Roman Catholic council, met 1962 to 1965
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Second Vatican Council

Summary

Second Vatican Council is an ecumenical council[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of ecumenical_council entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,832 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Second Vatican Council's instance of is recorded as ecumenical council[3].
  • Second Vatican Council followed First Vatican Council[4].
  • Second Vatican Council's Commons category is recorded as Second Vatican Council[5].
  • Second Vatican Council comprises Second Vatican Council: Session One[6].
  • Second Vatican Council comprises Second Vatican Council: Session Two[7].
  • Second Vatican Council comprises Second Vatican Council: Session Three[8].
  • Second Vatican Council comprises Second Vatican Council: Session Four[9].
  • Second Vatican Council began on October 11, 1962[10].
  • Second Vatican Council ended on December 8, 1965[11].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was John XXIII[12].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Paul VI[13].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was John Paul I[14].
  • Among those involved in Second Vatican Council was John Paul II[15].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Benedict XVI[16].
  • Among those involved in Second Vatican Council was Achille Liénart[17].
  • Among those involved in Second Vatican Council was Josef Frings[18].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Bernardus Johannes Alfrink[19].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Leo Joseph Suenens[20].
  • Among those involved in Second Vatican Council was Alfredo Ottaviani[21].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Paolo Marella[22].
  • Among those involved in Second Vatican Council was Amleto Giovanni Cicognani[23].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Benedetto Aloisi Masella[24].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Pietro Ciriaci[25].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Ildebrando Antoniutti[26].
  • A participant in Second Vatican Council was Arcadio Larraona Saralegui[27].

Body

Identity

Second Vatican Council followed First Vatican Council[4].

Why It Matters

Second Vatican Council ranks in the top 10% of ecumenical_council entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,832 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Neocatechumenal Way[30], a Catholic organization[31], in Spain[32], founded in 1964[33].

Works attributed to it include To the Nations[34], a Decree[35], founded in 1965[36].

FAQs

Who did Second Vatican Council influence?

Second Vatican Council has been cited as an influence by Neocatechumenal Way[30].

Related Entities

Benedict XVI Franz König Frère Roger Hans Küng Hélder Câmara Henri de Lubac John Paul I John Paul II John XXIII Karl Rahner Marcel Lefebvre Paul VI Yves Congar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → c/concilio-vaticano-ii
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  3. 10d ago · Trade · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → vatican-council-2nd-1962-1965
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  4. 26d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Second Vatican Council
    Instance of → ecumenical council
    Child organization or unit → Q139673889
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