The Second Mexican Provincial Council was a 1565 provincial council of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Mexico.
Alonso de Montúfar, the archbishop of Mexico, convened the council on November 8, 1565. [1] A major topic was the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent. [2]
The council petitioned Philip II of Spain to reduce the number of Indians allowed to work as musicians. [3] It reiterated the decree of the First Mexican Provincial Council that natives could not be ordained as priests. [4] Seminarians were instructed to own the Manual de confesores y penitentes of Martín de Azpilcueta. [5]
The Second Mexican Provincial Council was a 1565 provincial council of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Mexico.
Alonso de Montúfar, the archbishop of Mexico, convened the council on November 8, 1565. [1] A major topic was the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent. [2]
The council petitioned Philip II of Spain to reduce the number of Indians allowed to work as musicians. [3] It reiterated the decree of the First Mexican Provincial Council that natives could not be ordained as priests. [4] Seminarians were instructed to own the Manual de confesores y penitentes of Martín de Azpilcueta. [5]