March 4, 2026
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The bishops of the Personal Ordinariates met in Rome on 2–3 March 2026 for a plenary gathering, which included an audience with the Holy Father and meetings at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF).
Present in person were David Waller, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and Steven J. Lopes, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. Anthony Randazzo, Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, participated in the meetings via a representative and teleconference.
During their time together, the bishops shared updates from their respective Ordinariates and discussed themes connected with the transmission of the faith. The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect together on the mission of the Ordinariates and the continuing growth of these communities within the life of the Catholic Church.
The three Personal Ordinariates were established by Pope Benedict XVI through the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus to enable groups of Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while preserving elements of their Anglican patrimony. The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, covering England, Scotland and Wales, was the first of these to be established in 2011.
Bishop Waller will share further reflections and updates from the meeting in due course following his return from Rome.
The bishops of the Personal Ordinariates met in Rome on 2–3 March 2026 for a plenary gathering, which included an audience with the Holy Father and meetings at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF).
Present in person were David Waller, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and Steven J. Lopes, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. Anthony Randazzo, Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, participated in the meetings via a representative and teleconference.
During their time together, the bishops shared updates from their respective Ordinariates and discussed themes connected with the transmission of the faith. The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect together on the mission of the Ordinariates and the continuing growth of these communities within the life of the Catholic Church.
The three Personal Ordinariates were established by Pope Benedict XVI through the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus to enable groups of Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while preserving elements of their Anglican patrimony. The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, covering England, Scotland and Wales, was the first of these to be established in 2011.
Bishop Waller will share further reflections and updates from the meeting in due course following his return from Rome.
