The Council of Perpignan was convened in November 1408, by Avignon Antipope Benedict XIII in the city of Perpignan, which belonged to the Crown of Aragon, where Benedict had taken refuge from Avignon after the withdrawal of French support.
Perpignan was chosen because it was situated within the lands of the Crown of Aragon, but near to France, formerly the most important country of Benedict’s obedience. This council was intended to anticipate the action of the planned Council of Pisa which was organised to end the long-continued Western Schism. The Council of Perpignan was attended only by three hundred, mostly Spanish, ecclesiastics, and they quit the council when they found Benedict stubbornly refusing to resign the pontifical honors. Nine sessions were necessary to read the official report of the pope's activities since his election in 1394; the council was interrupted with the fourteenth session and never came to an end, although several adjournments followed until 1416. No action was taken by the council worthy of notice.