Council of Cologne (AD 346)
| Date | 12 May 346 |
| Location | Carthage |
| Number of Participants | 14 |
| Chaired by | Maximinus of Trier |
| Key Participants | Euphratas of Cologne; Servatius of Tongeren |
| Purpose | To reconcile the eastern and western bishops |
| Key Events | Euphratas of Cologne was deposed for denying the divinity of Christ; Ursacius and Valens were accepted into communion; the works of Arius and Photinus were condemned |
| Additional Notes | As Leclercq points out, the authenticity of this council is still in question |
Surviving Documents:
Declaration of the council (C. Munier, Concilia Galliae, a.314-a.506 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1963), pp. 27-29.)
Bibliography
Ellies du Pin, Lewis, A New History of Ecclesiastical Writers, (London: The Unicorn, 1693)
Leclercq, Henri, “Lay Communion,” in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 9 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910)
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