The Friends of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was established in 2011 to assist with the work of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in England and Wales through both practical and financial support. It also exists in order to raise awareness of the Ordinariate’s life and mission within the wider Catholic community. The Friends is a separate charity from the Ordinariate, with its own trustees. We work closely with the Ordinary, Monsignor Keith Newton, to identify areas where the Friends can be of assistance. Monsignor Newton is also the President of the Friends. The Friends of the Ordinariate charity gratefully receives donations from individuals and organisations who share in the Holy See’s vision of Christian Unity, which has been made manifest in the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. A number of distinguished individuals have offered to serve as Honorary Vice-Presidents:
Rt Rev Dom David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast,
Rt Rev Abbot Hugh Allan O.Praem,
Lord Deben
The Squire de Lisle
Fra’ Matthew Festing,
Sir Adrian FitzGerald, Bt
Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, Bt
Father Ignatius Harrison, Cong.Orat. Lord Moore of Etchingham,
The Duke of Norfolk
The Countess of Oxford and Asquith
The Duchess of Somerset
Lord Nicholas Windsor
