Join the Ordinariate
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How do I join the Ordinariate?Members of the Ordinariate are:
- Roman Catholics who have come from Anglican and other ecclesial communities and are now in the full communion of the Church,
- Catholics who have completed their Sacraments of Initiation (or whose family member has completed the Sacraments of Initiation) in one of our Parishes or Communities, or
- Those who have been drawn to the Church through the evangelizing mission of our Diocese, and their families.
No one is automatically a member of the Ordinariate, anyone seeking membership must submit a completed and signed Membership Registration Form to their local Ordinariate Priest. Your signature on the form is the canonical act by which you manifest your desire to enter the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. Your Priest must notify the Chancery and submit your signed petition for your membership to be complete.
Most people who desire to join the Ordinariate do so in the context of an Ordinariate Parish or Parochial Community through the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation.
For more information on the Ordinariate please see our founding canonical documents:- Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus
- Complimentary Norms
- Decree Establishing the Ordinariate
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