personal ordinariate en · NOUN
Etymology
From ordinariate, the office or jurisdiction of a church ordinary; personal by analogy with personal prelature, implying that members are part of the ordinariate as individual persons, rather than because they live in a particular diocesan territory.
Meanings
- A canonical structure equivalent to a diocese, administered by an ordinary and providing for the pastoral needs of former Anglicans who have joined the Catholic Church.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| personal ordinariates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |