Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
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Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Venezuela
Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Ordinariatus Militaris Venetiola Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 October 1995 (29 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte |
The Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Spanish: Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Venezuelan Armed Forces and their families.
History
[edit ]The military ordinary was established by Pope John Paul II on 31 October 1995.
Military ordinaries
[edit ]- Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (appointed 11 February 1996 – retired 19 December 2000)
- José Hernán Sánchez Porras (19 December 2000 – 13 October 2014)
- Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte (8 June 2015 – present)
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Catholic-Hierarchy) [self-published]
- Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela (GCatholic.org)
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