Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Archdiocese of New Orleans

New American Cardinal: Cardinal Dolan

Arms of Timothy M. Cardinal Dolan. Xth Archbishop of New York.

the arms of the Ordinariates

Arms of the North American Ordinariate established on the First of January 2012.
The American Ordinariate is officially titled the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.
Father Jeffery N. Steenson a one time Episcopalian bishop (Episcopalian diocese of Rio Grande) has been named as first ordinary of the American Ordinariate. The See of the Ordinariate is located Houston Texas, at the Church of Our Lady of Walsingham, the principle church (Cathedral) of the Ordinariate.
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The Ordinariate of England and Wales ( the first Ordinariate established for Anglican communities coming into communion with the Holy See.) titled the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, was established on 15th, January of 2011.
Mgr. Keith Newton, the former Church of England bishop of Richborough, was named by the Holy See as the first Ordinary of the the English Ordinariate.