▁Bened ict ▁XVI ' s ▁intention ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁ecc les iast ical ▁structure , ▁called ▁a ▁" person al ▁ordin ari ate ", ▁for ▁groups ▁of ▁Ang lic ans ▁entering ▁into ▁full ▁commun ion ▁with ▁the ▁see ▁of ▁Rome . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁signed ▁an ▁apost ol ic ▁constitution , ▁Ang lic an orum ▁co et ibus . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁America ▁– ▁the ▁American ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁T AC ▁– ▁respond ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁voting ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁request ▁accept ance ▁under ▁the ▁personal ▁ordin ari ate ▁provision . ▁Within ▁months , ▁however , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁A CA ▁b ish ops ▁made ▁known ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁move , ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁has ▁since ▁declared ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁remain ▁a ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁body . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁America , ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Province ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁signed ▁a ▁Commun io ▁In ▁Sac ris ▁agreement ▁at ▁joint ly ▁held ▁syn ods ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁p led ging ▁to ▁purs ue ▁full , ▁institution al , ▁and ▁organ ic ▁union . ▁▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 -