French military ordinariate
| French military ordinariate | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Antoine de Romanet de Beaune |
| founding | July 26, 1952 |
| Diocesan priest | 113 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 34 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Permanent deacons | 27 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 34 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides |
| Website | www.dioceseauxarmees.fr/ |
The French military ordinariate is a military ordinariate in France and is responsible for the French armed forces .
history
The French military ordinariate takes care of members of the French armed forces of Catholic denominations. It was made by Pope Pius XII. Erected on July 26, 1952. By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of France, the seat of the French military ordinariate is in Paris . Initially established as a military vicariate with the decree Obsecundare votis , it was elevated to a diocese on July 21, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae .
Military bishops
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Cardinal Feltin | Archbishop of Paris | October 29, 1949 | April 15, 1967 |
| 2 | Jean-Marie-Clément Badré | Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari | May 15, 1967 | December 10, 1969 |
| 3 | Gabriel Vanel | Titular Bishop of Rota | April 21, 1970 | February 12, 1983 |
| 4th | Jacques Fihey | Titular Bishop of Remesiana | February 12, 1983 | April 22, 1989 |
| 5 | Michel Dubost CIM | Titular Bishop of Oëa | August 9, 1989 | April 15, 2000 |
| 6th | Patrick Le Gal | May 23, 2000 | October 7, 2009 | |
| 7th | Luc Ravel CRSV | October 7, 2009 | 18th February 2017 | |
| 8th | Antoine de Romanet de Beaune | June 28, 2017 |
See also
Web links
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