852 Acta Apostolicæ Sedis - Commentarium Officiale

ACTA CONGREGATIONUM

CONGREGATIO PRO DOCTRINA FIDEI

DECRETUM

Quo erigitur Ordinariatus Personalis Cathedrae Sancti Petri.

The supreme law of the Church is the salvation of souls. As such, throu-

ghout its history, the Church has always found the pastoral and juridical

means to care for the good of the faithful.

With the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, promulgated on

4 November 2009, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, provided for the

establishment of Personal Ordinariates through which Anglican faithful may

enter, even in a corporate manner, into full communion with the Catholic

Church.1 On that same date, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

published Complementary Norms relating to such Ordinariates.2

In conformity with what is established in Art. I § 1 and § 2 of the

Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus, having received requests from

a considerable number of Anglican faithful, and having consulted with the

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Congregation for the

Doctrine of the Faith

ERECTS

The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter within the territory

of the Episcopal Conference of the United States.

1 Cf. AAS 101 (2009), 985-990. 2 Cf. L'Osservatore Romano (9-10 November 2009), p. 7; Weekly Edition in English (11 November

2009), p. 4.