1. ordinariate - Noun
2. Ordinariate - Proper noun
ordinariate (plural ordinariates)
The office of a Roman Catholic ordinary, especially a bishop.
the Ordinariate
(Roman Catholicism) The personal ordinariates established in 2011–12 for Anglicans entering the Catholic Church, considered as a collective.
Bishop Steven J. Lopes is responsible for Ordinariate Catholics across the United States and Canada. Source: Internet