The first council that accepted the present Catholic canon ( the Canon of Trent ) may have been the Synod of Hippo Regius in North Africa ( 393 ) ; the acts of this council , however , are lost .
The first council that accepted the present Catholic canon ( the Canon of Trent ) may have been the Synod of Hippo Regius in North Africa ( 393 ) . 
 The acts of this council , however , are lost .