Synod of Ulster
The (General) Synod of Ulster was the forerunner of the
presbyteries (or church elders) and a section of the laity. Official records of its proceedings exist from 1691.[1]
In 1726, the Synod expelled ministers, grouped together as the Presbytery of Antrim, who refused to
Calvinists withdrew, forming the Secession Synod.[3]
Within the mainline Synod there was a continuing distinction between '
Remonstrant Synod.[4]
The departure of the latitudinarian party made possible a reconciliation with the earlier Seceders. Purged of its heterodox elements, in 1840 the Synod of Ulster joined with the Secession Synod to form the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.[4]
References
- ISBN 9781332185542.
- ^ Roulston, William (2008). "The origins of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ireland". Familia, Ulster Genealogical Review. 24: (86-109) 90-98.
- ISBN 978-0-19-928865-6.
- ^ a b Connolly, Sean (1988). Religion and Society in Nineteenth Century Ireland. Dundalk: Dundaglan Press. pp. 16–17.
| PCI today |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| PCI history | ||
| Others | ||
 | This article about a Christian denomination is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |