Italian military ordinariate
| Italian military ordinariate | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Santo Marcianò |
| founding | 1925 |
| Diocesan priest | 153 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Friars | 24 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 11 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Italian |
| cathedral | Chiesa Principale di Santa Catarina da Siena a Magnanapoli |
| Website | www.ordinariato.it |
The Italian Military Ordinariate ( Ordinariato militare per l'Italia ) is a military ordinariate in Italy and is responsible for the Italian armed forces .
history
The Italian military ordinariate provides pastoral care to members of the Italian armed forces of Catholic denominations. It was made by Pope Pius XI. established on March 6, 1925 as a military vicariate . By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Italy, the seat of the Italian military ordinariate is in Rome . It was raised to a diocese on July 21, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae .
Military archbishops
| Military Archbishops in Italy | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Bartolomasi | Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palestine | April 23, 1929 | 1944 |
| 2 | Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone | Titular Archbishop of Trapezus | October 28, 1944 | 4th November 1953 |
| 3 | Arrigo Pintonello | Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis in Arcadia | 4th November 1953 | May 1, 1965 |
| 4th | Luigi Maffeo | Titular Archbishop of Castellum in Numidia | January 16, 1966 | May 7th 1971 |
| 5 | Mario Schierano | Titular Archbishop of Achrida | August 28, 1971 | October 27, 1981 |
| 6th | Gaetano Bonicelli | Titular Archbishop of Italica | October 28, 1981 | November 14, 1989 |
| 7th | Giovanni Marra | Titular Archbishop of Rebellum | November 14, 1989 | January 31, 1996 |
| 8th | Giuseppe Mani | Titular Archbishop of Zaba | January 31, 1996 | June 20, 2003 |
| 9 | Angelo Bagnasco | June 20, 2003 | August 29, 2006 | |
| 10 | Vincenzo Pelvi | October 14, 2006 | August 10, 2013 | |
| 11 | Santo Marcianò | October 10th, 2013 | ||
See also
Web links
- Entry on Italian military ordinariate on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Homepage of the Italian Military Ordinary (Italian)
Commons : Italian Military Ordinary - collection of images, videos and audio files
