Historic- First Church From Episcopal Church Has Announced it Will Join the Catholic Church Under Anglicanorum Coetibus.

Anglo Catholic has Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore (see the comments) and the The Bovina Bloviator has more.

This will be the first Episcopal Church USA to petition to join the Catholic Church under terms of the under terms of Anglicanorum Coetibus. It also looks like it appears the present Episcopal Church Bishop will not fight them tooth and nail on their leaving which is nice.

Now a few observations. Anglo Catholics are not many in the Episcopal Church compared to other factions. This Parish is VERY VERY VERY Anglo Catholic. In fact what is amazing is that this Parish has stayed around in the TEC while others have long gone to other American Anglican groups. How many of this very ANGLO Catholic Parishes there are in the TEC I am not sure versus Anglo Catholic leaning ones.

Having parishes leave the The Episcopal USA to go into the Catholic Church will be be rare in my view. First it appears that Episcopal Church USA is very happy to spend money on litigation with this possibly being a rare example where they will allow the Parish to buy their building back.

Second despite what many Catholics think Anglo Catholics are not the majority in the TEC.

Most of the actions will be with other Anglican Churches outside the TEC folks and those Anglicans and Episcopalian that bind themselves into some sort of association to enter as a group with the intent to establish a Parish.

Anglo Catholic has has posts on the Parishes that have already announced their intention the past week to petition the Church . See
Holy Nativity, Payson, Arizona
Hawaiian ACA Mission Petitions to Enter Catholic ChurchCathedral of the Incarnation Welcomes Appointment of Pastoral Delegate and Declares Intent to Pursue Unity under the Terms of Anglicanorum Coetibus