Filipino Military Ordinary
| Filipino Military Ordinary | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Oscar JL Florencio |
| founding | 1950 |
| Parishes | 65 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 125 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Filipino |
| cathedral | St. Ignatius de Loyola Cathedral |
The Philippine Military Ordinary is the military ordinariate in the Philippines .
history
The military ordinariate looks after members of the Philippine armed forces of Catholic denomination with pastoral care. It was made by Pope Pius XII. Established on December 8, 1950 as a military vicariate . By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of the Philippines, the seat of the Filipino Military Ordinary is in Quezon City . It was raised 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 | Rufino Jiao Cardinal Santos | Archbishop of Manila | December 10, 1951 | 3rd September 1973 |
| 2 | Mariano Gaviola y Garcés | Titular Bishop of Girba | March 2nd 1974 | April 13, 1981 |
| 3 | Pedro Magugat MSC | Titular Bishop of Scilium | December 9, 1981 | April 22, 1985 |
| 4th | Severino Pelayo | Titular Bishop of Bilta | December 19, 1985 | February 26, 1995 |
| 5 | Ramón Cabrera Argüelles | Titular Bishop of Ros Cré | August 25, 1995 | May 14, 2004 |
| 6th | Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak | January 15, 2005 | 17th June 2017 | |
| 7th | Oscar JL Florencio | 2nd March 2019 |
See also
Web links
Commons : Military Ordinariate of the Philippines - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
