Since the time of the
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of O ...
in the
Church of England, there have been organizations whose purpose is the propagation of the
Catholic Faith within the
Anglican Communion. Each of these societies champions one aspect of
Ritualism
Ritualism, in the history of Christianity, refers to an emphasis on the rituals and liturgical ceremonies of the church. Specifically, the Christian ritual of Holy Communion.
In the Church of England, Anglican church in the 19th century, the rol ...
and
Anglican doctrine which otherwise is not emphasized by the Anglican churches as a whole. Mostly, these are groups or organisations that are part of the
High Church or
Anglo-Catholic movement. Many of them are members or associates of the Catholic societies of the Church of England.
List of societies
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Additional Curates Society
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Affirming Catholicism
Affirming Catholicism, sometimes referred to as AffCath, is a movement operating in several provinces of the Anglican Communion, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States. In the US, the movement is known as Affirming An ...
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Anglican Priests Eucharistic League – ''(see External links)''
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Anglican Society of Our Lady
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Association of Priests Associate of the Holy House
The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is a Church of England shrine church built in 1938 in Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Walsingham is the site of the reputed Marian apparitions to Richeldis de Faverches in 1061. The Virgin Mary is theref ...
of Walsingham
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The Catholic League
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The Church Union
The Church Union is an Anglo-Catholic advocacy group within the Church of England.
The organisation was founded as the Church of England Protection Society on 12 May 1859 to challenge the authority of the English civil courts to determine questi ...
*Companions of the Shrine of
Our Lady of Willesden
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Company of Servers The Company of Servers (CoS) is a society within the Anglican Communion for lay people whose vocation includes serving at the altar. It was inaugurated on 24 January 2009 at Southwark Cathedral.
It is formed of many chapters based on diocesan boun ...
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Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
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Cost of Conscience
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Credo Cymru
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The Federation of Catholic Priests
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Forward in Faith
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Glastonbury Pilgrimage Association
Glastonbury (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbury ...
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Guild of All Souls
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Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary
The Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary or GSS is an association of altar servers in the Church of England and the Church in Wales, with some overseas organisation in several other countries.
Objectives and Membership
The Guild states its objectiv ...
– ''(see External links)''
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Saint Martin's League
Saint Martin's League was a devotional society in the Church of England for letter carriers. It was founded in 1877 by Arthur Henry Stanton at the Church of St Alban the Martyr, Holborn. Its stated object was "Love to God and Man."
:To God: by e ...
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The Society for Sacramental Mission
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The Seabury Society
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– ''(see External links)''
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Society of Catholic Priests
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Society of Mary
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Society of the Holy Cross
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Society of King Charles the Martyr
The Society of King Charles the Martyr is an Anglican devotional society dedicated to the cult of King Charles the Martyr, a title of Charles I of England (1600–1649). It is a member of the Catholic Societies of the Church of England, an Anglo- ...
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Society of Our Lady of Walsingham
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Society of Sacramental Socialists – ''(see External links)''
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The Society under the patronage of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda
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Sodality of Mary, Mother of Priests
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Sodality of the Precious Blood
External links
Anglican Priests Eucharistic LeagueGuild of Servants of the SanctuarySociety of MaryGlastonbury Pilgrimage AssociationForward in FaithCredo CymruChurch UnionCatholic LeagueSociety of The Holy Cross (SSC)Society of King Charles the MartyrSociety of Catholic PriestsAdditional Curates SocietyThe Seabury Society
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Anglo-Catholicism
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Church of England lists