The Order was founded in 1933 by professor Hans Ording, parish priest Odd Godal and Alex Johnson, later Bishop of Hamar.
Brethren also work to reintroduce private confession, and to celebrate the Eucharist with more Catholic content.
Ordo Crucis has local groups in Trondheim, Bergen, Kristiansand, Skien, and Oslo.
Members include Torgeir Havgar, Egil A. Wyller and Inge Lønning.
Members in the episcopate have included Alex Johnson, Kaare Støylen, Tord Godal, Per Lønning, Sigurd Oseberg, and Fredrik Grønningsæter.