ordinariate

[ awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt ]

noun

1. Roman Catholic Church. (formerly) a province in which the faithful of an Eastern rite were under the rule of a prelate of their rite who had no territorial jurisdiction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordinariate¹

ordinary (noun) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

A former Anglican priest, Father Meeks belongs to the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, which did not respond to a request for comment.

From Washington Times

“The Military Ordinariate announced that the Rev. Regis Barrett, O.S.B., died in Africa of a streptococcus infection,” The Denver Catholic newspaper reported on July 29, 1943, on what was Barrett’s birthday.

From Washington Times

On the plane, Francis said he had twice refused to accept the resignation of Bishop Barros, and in January 2015 he moved the bishop from leading Chile’s military ordinariate to the diocese of Osorno.

From New York Times

In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter for those groups of Anglicans in the U.S. seeking to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.

From Los Angeles Times

Eastern Catholic Churches allow the ordination of married men as priests, and in 2009, Pope Benedict XVI created the Anglo-Catholic Ordinariate to bring Anglican priests, even if married, into the Catholic Church.

From Los Angeles Times