Australian Military Ordinary
| Australian Military Ordinary | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Max Leroy Davis |
| founding | 1969 |
| Parishes | 29 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Friars | 1 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| address | 30 White Crescent, P.O. Box 63, Campbell, ACT 2612 2612 |
| Website | www.military.catholic.org.au |
The Australian Military Ordinariate ( English : Military Ordinariate of Australia ) is a military ordinariate in Australia and responsible for the Australian armed forces .
history
The Military Ordinary in Australia provides pastoral care to uniformed members of the Australian Navy , Army and Air Force , their families and civilians who are employed in the Department of Defense and are of Roman Catholic denomination. It was established by Pope Paul VI. Erected on March 6, 1969. By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Commonwealth of Australia , the seat of the Australian Military Ordinary is in Campbell .
In 1912 the Catholic Bishops of Australia commissioned Archbishop of Melbourne Thomas Joseph Carr to open talks with the Department of Defense to appoint military chaplains. The first military chaplain to the rank of bishop was Archbishop Carr. He had the status of Major General (2 stars).
Military bishops
| Military Bishops in Australia | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Joseph Carr | Archbishop of Melbourne | 1912 | 1917 |
| 2 | Daniel Mannix | Archbishop of Melbourne | 1917 | November 6, 1963 |
| 3 | Thomas Absolem McCabe | Bishop of Wollongong | 1964 | 1969 |
| 4th | John Aloysius Morgan |
Auxiliary Bishop in Canberra-Goulburn Titular Bishop of Membressa |
May 29, 1969 | June 2nd 1985 |
| 5 | Geoffrey Francis Mayne | Titular Bishop of Mopta | 2nd January 1985 | July 16, 2003 |
| 6th | Max Leroy Davis | Bishop of Australia, (military) | July 16, 2003 | |
