Anglicanism within the Catholic Church

The following excerpt is from the U.S. Personal Ordinariate website:

On January 1, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter for those groups of Anglicans in the United States who seek to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.

This is the second Ordinariate created in light of the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, the first having been created for England and Wales on January 15, 2011.

The Pope’s gracious response represents an important and exciting new step along the difficult path toward Christian unity.

For more information:

  • U.S. Ordinariate Website: About the Ordinariate gives a brief explanation of what the Ordinariate is, how it came into being, and its essential purpose as a generous instrument impelling towards Catholic unity.
  • Anglicanorum Coetibus (November 2009) is the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Benedict XVI that establishes "Personal Ordinariates" for those of the Anglican heritage entering full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining distinctive elements of their theological, spiritual, and liturgical patrimony.
  • Decree of Erection of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (January 2012) is the official decree establishing the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (with canonical jurisdiction coterminous with all of the United States and Canada), one of three Personal Ordinariates erected for communities and individuals within the Anglican Communion, to come into full communion with the Catholic Church.
  • Complementary Norms Amendment (May 2013) is the law passed by Pope Francis generously expanding the definition of membership in the Ordinariates even to some baptized Catholics, as explained by the Ordinary at that time, Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson.

This Week's Calendar

  • Friday - March 29
    Good Friday: The Passion and Death of Our Lord
    12:00 pm - Mass of the Pre-Sanctified (Good Friday Service)
  • Saturday - March 30
    Holy Saturday
    9:00 am - Prepare sanctuary and grounds for Easter Sunday
    8:00 pm - Easter Vigil Mass and Celebration
  • Sunday - March 31
    Easter Sunday
    10:00 am - Sung Mass
  • Monday - April 1
    Monday in the Octave of Easter
    Solemnity
    No Public Mass
  • Tuesday - April 2
    Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
    Solemnity
    8:00 am - Morning Prayer
    8:30 am - Spoken Mass
    9:30 am - Legion of Mary
  • Wednesday - April 3
    Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
    Solemnity
    12:10 pm - Spoken Mass
    7:00 pm - Spy Wednesday Tenebrae
  • Thursday - April 4
    Thursday in the Octave of Easter
    Solemnity
    8:00 am - Morning Prayer
    7:00 pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper
    Vigil until Midnight
  • Friday - April 5
    Friday in the Octave of Easter
    Solemnity
    No Public Mass

Location & Contact

Mount Calvary Catholic Church
816 N. Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-4624

Phone: (410) 728-6140

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About Mount Calvary

Mount Calvary is a Roman Catholic parish of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. The fruit of Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, the Ordinariate is a nation-wide diocese for Catholics from an Anglican/Episcopalian background who seek to preserve their Anglican heritage...


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816 N. Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-4624

Phone: (410) 728-6140


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