Peruvian Military Ordinary
| Peruvian Military Ordinary | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia MSC |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán |
| Parishes | 31 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 38 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
The Peruvian Military Ordinariate is a military ordinariate in Peru and is responsible for the Peruvian Armed Forces .
history
The Peruvian Military Ordinary cares for members of the Peruvian Armed Forces of Catholic denomination and their families with pastoral care. It was made by Pope Pius XII. Established on May 15, 1943 as a military vicariate . The military vicariate was confirmed by the state through a treaty concluded on July 19, 1980 between the Republic of Peru and the Holy See .
The seat of the Peruvian military ordinariate is in Lima . It was raised to a diocese on July 21, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae .
| Military Bishops in Peru | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Gualberto Cardinal Guevara |
Archbishop of Trujillo Archbishop of Lima |
January 13, 1945 | November 27, 1954 |
| 2 | Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne CSsR | Titular Bishop of Nisyrus | 7th February 1954 | 17th December 1956 |
| 3 | Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento | Titular Archbishop of Beroea | 17th December 1956 | 1967 |
| 4th | Alcides Mendoza Castro | Titular Archbishop of Pederodiana | August 12, 1967 | 5th October 1983 |
| 5 | Eduardo Picher Peña | Titular Archbishop of Abitinae | June 14, 1984 | February 6, 1996 |
| 6th | Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte OFM | Titular Bishop of Belesasa | February 6, 1996 | July 29, 1999 |
| 7th | Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón |
Auxiliary Bishop in Lurín Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga |
July 21, 2001 | October 30, 2012 |
| 8th | Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán | October 30, 2012 | 20th July 2013 | |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia MSC | July 16, 2014 | ||
Footnotes
- ↑ a b Obispado Castrense: Reseña histórica , accessed on January 25, 2015 (Spanish).
- ^ Conferencia Episcopal Peruana: Directorio Eclesiástico 2002 . CEP, Lima 2002, pp. 299-300.
See also
Web links
- Entry to Peruvian Military Ordinary on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 23, 2011.