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Military ordinariate
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A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction responsible for the pastoral care of Christians serving in the
armed forces of a nation.

Most military ordinariates are exempt diocesan equivalents of the Roman Catholic Church, both Latin and Eastern Rites,
directly subject to the Pope. Each is headed by a prelate, usually a titular bishop or a diocesan bishop of the nation
concerned who delegates the daily functions to a lower cleric.

In many cases, a military ordinariate has a rank of an apostolic vicariate. In nations with wider military reach, the military
ordinariate has the rank of a diocese, but unlike a regular diocese it does not have authority over the faithful in a territorial
jurisdiction. Only ordinariates serving the armed forces of Brazil, Italy, and the United States have been granted the status
of an archdiocese, led by an archbishop overseeing a corps of several bishops serving around the world.

Some nations have military ordinariates of the Anglican Communion, Lutheranism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Contents
1 List of Catholic military ordinariates (April 2006)
1.1 European ordinariates
1.2 former military ordinariate
1.3 Other ordinariates
2 Sources and references

List of Catholic military ordinariates (April 2006)

European ordinariates
Austria: Latin rite Katholische Militärseelsorge 'Catholic Military Pastoral' since 1959; exempt
Belgium: Latin Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht 'bishopric with the armed forces' (since 1957; vested in the Archbishop
of Mechelen and Primate of Belgium)
Croatia: Latin Vojni ordinarijat u Republici Hrvatskoj (since 1997; exempt)
France: Latin Diocèse aux Armées Françaises 'Diocese of the French Armies' (since 1952)
Germany: Latin Katholisches Militärbischofsamt 'Catholic Military Bishopric' (since 1933)
Hungary : Latin Tábori Püspökség (exemp bishop; since 1994)
Italy: Latin Archbishop Military Ordinariate of Italy (since 1925), no auxiliary bishop
Lithuania : Latin (since 2000)
Netherlands : Latin Apostolic administrator, exempt (since 1957)
Poland : Latin Ordynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego (since 1991)
Portugal : Latin Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal 'Army bishopric' (since 1966; exempt, formerly had an auxiliary
bishop)
Slovakia : Latin Vojenský ordinariát (since 2003; exempt)
Spain: Latin Arzobispado Castrense de España (since 1950; no auxiliary bishop)
United Kingdom: Latin Bishopric of the Forces (since 1953, cathedral based in Aldershot, Hants)
 United Kingdom: Latin Bishopric of the Forces (since 1953, cathedral based in Aldershot, Hants)

former military ordinariate

(abolished?never) Romania: Military Ordinariate of Romania

Other ordinariates
Argentina: Military Ordinariate of Argentina 'Army bishorpic' (since 1957; vicariate till 1986)
Australia: Australian Catholic Defence Diocese (since 1969)
Bolivia: Obispado Castrense de Bolivia 'Army bishorpic' (since 1961)
Brazil: Ordinariado Militar do Brasil (since 1950)
Canada: Military Ordinariate of Canada (since 1951)
Chile: Obispado Castrense de Chile 'Army bishorpic' (since 1910)
Colombia: Obispado Castrense de Colombia 'Army bishorpic' (since 1949)
Dominican Republic : since 1958; exempt
Ecuador: Obispado Castrense del Ecuador (since 1983)
El Salvador: Obispado Castrense en El Salvador Apostolic Administration; exempt
Indonesia : Military Ordinariate of Indonesia (since 1949)
Kenya: Military Ordinariate of Kenya (since 1964)
New Zealand (since 1976; exempt) vested in the Metropolitan of Wellington
Paraguay: Obispado Castrense del Paraguay (since 1961)
Peru: Obispado Castrense del Perú (since 1943)
Philippines: Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (since 1950)
South Africa: Military Ordinariate of South Africa (since 1951; exempt) vested in the Archishop of Pratoria
South Korea: Military Ordinariate of Korea (exempt bishop; since 1983)
Uganda: Military Ordinariate of Uganda (since 1964) vested in a Metropolitan
United States: Archdiocese for the Military Services with three Auxiliary Bishops (Vicarate in 1917; Archbishop
since 1985)
Venezuela: Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela 'Military Ordinariate of Venezuela' (exempt; since 1995)

Sources and references

Military Ordinariates in the world (http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/data/typemltr.htm) by Giga-Catholic
Information
Catholic Hierarchy.org (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese)

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