Brazilian military ordinariate
| Brazilian military ordinariate | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães CSsR |
| Auxiliary bishop | José Francisco Falcão de Barros |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Osvino José Both |
| founding | 1950 |
| Parishes | 169 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 131 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Permanent deacons | 47 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 14 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Militar Rainha da Paz |
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The Brazilian Military Ordinary is a military ordinariate in Brazil and is responsible for the Brazilian armed forces .
history
The military ordinariate in the Federative Republic of Brazil provides pastoral care to members of the Brazilian armed forces of Catholic denominations. It was made by Pope Pius XII. Erected on November 6, 1950. By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Brazil, the seat of the Brazilian Military Ordinary was in Rio de Janeiro and was later moved to Brasília . From the proclamation of the papal bull of November 6, 1950, the Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro , Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara , was the first military bishop of Brazil (military) to take office.
| Military (arch) bishops in Brazil | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Cardinal de Barros Câmara |
Military Archbishop Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
November 6, 1950 | November 9, 1963 |
| 2 | José Newton de Almeida Baptista | Military Archbishop Archbishop of Brasilia |
November 9, 1963 | October 31, 1990 |
| 3 | Geraldo do Espírito Santo Avila | Military archbishop until 1998 titular archbishop |
October 31, 1990 | November 14, 2005 |
| 4th | Osvino José Both | Military archbishop | June 7, 2006 | August 6, 2014 |
| 5 | Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães CSsR | Military archbishop | August 6, 2014 | |
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