ordinariate

American  

[awr-dn-air-ee-it, -eyt] / ˌɔr dnˈɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of ordinariate

ordinary (noun) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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 • Jan. 30, 2018

The new ordinariate will allow priests and their existing congregations to switch en masse, establishing new parishes with an Anglican flavor.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2012

They relinquish their present post, a very big thing, leaving some of their people which brings heartache, into a fairly unknown future, as this ordinariate has only just been brought up.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2011

"Any way that the ordinariate can foster unity must be God's work."

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2011

They became the founding members of the world's first ordinariate, a Church subdivision proposed by the pope in 2009 to let traditionalists convert while keeping some Anglican traditions.

From Reuters • Jan. 15, 2011