Spanish military ordinariate
| Spanish military ordinariate | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Juan del Río Martín |
| founding | July 21, 1986 |
| surface | 504,645 km² |
| Parishes | 238 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 118 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de las Fuerzas Armadas |
| Website | www.arzobispadocastrense.com |
The Spanish Military Ordinary is the military ordinariate in Spain and is responsible for the Spanish Armed Forces .
history
The Spanish Military Ordinary takes care of members of the Spanish armed forces of Catholic denominations. It was made by Pope Pius XII. established on August 5, 1950 as a military vicariate . By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Spain, the seat of the Spanish military ordinariate is in Madrid . It was raised to a diocese on July 21, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae .
Military archbishops
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro | Titular Archbishop of Sion | December 12, 1950 | 23rd September 1968 |
| 2 | José López Ortiz OSA | Titular Archbishop of Gradum | 18th February 1969 | May 28, 1977 |
| 3 | Emilio Benavent Escuín | Titular Archbishop of Maximiana in Numidia | May 28, 1977 | October 27, 1982 |
| 4th | José Manuel Estepa Llaurens | Titular Archbishop of Italica | July 30, 1983 | October 30, 2003 |
| 5 | Francisco Pérez González | October 30, 2003 | July 31, 2007 | |
| 6th | Juan del Río Martín | June 30, 2008 |
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Spanish Military Ordinary (Spanish)
- Entry to Spanish Military Ordinary on catholic-hierarchy.org
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