Synod of Hippo
- Date
- 393
- Place
- Hippo Regius, North Africa (modern Annaba, Algeria)
What it decided
The first known council to approve a list of canonical books matching the later Catholic canon, including the deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Maccabees) and the 27 books of the New Testament. It also enacted rules of clerical discipline. Augustine, then a presbyter, delivered his address On Faith and the Creed to the bishops.
- Convoked by
- Aurelius, bishop of Carthage (plenary African council)
Who recognises it
None (regional African synod)