US military ordinariate
| US military ordinariate | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Timothy Broglio |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Neal James Buckon Richard Spencer Joseph Coffey William Muhm |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Richard Brendan Higgins |
| founding | 1957 |
| Diocesan priest | 317 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 69 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 69 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| Website | www.milarch.org |
The US military ordinariate ( Fœderatarum Civitatum Americæ Septemtrionalis ) is a military ordinariate in the United States and is responsible for the armed forces of the United States . The ordinariate includes the areas of the United States Minor Outlying Islands .
history
The US military ordinariate provides pastoral care to members of the US armed forces of Roman Catholic denominations. It was made by Pope Pius XII. Established on September 8, 1957 as a military vicariate . According to a resolution between the Holy See and the USA, the seat of the US military ordinariate is in Washington, DC . On July 21, 1986, Pope John Paul II made it an archdiocese with the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae . As the only Roman Catholic diocese in the USA, the military ordinariate does not have its own cathedral, but uses the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for ceremonial occasions .
| Military (arch) bishops in the USA | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Joseph Hayes | Titular Bishop of Thagaste | November 24, 1917 | March 10, 1919 |
| 2 | John Francis O'Hara CSC | Titular Bishop of Mylasa | December 11, 1939 | March 10, 1945 |
| 3 | Francis Cardinal Spellman | Archbishop of New York | December 11, 1939 | 2nd December 1967 |
| 4th | Terence Cardinal Cooke | Archbishop of New York | 4th April 1968 | October 6, 1983 |
| 5 | John Joseph Thomas Ryan | Titular Archbishop of Gabii | March 16, 1985 | May 14, 1991 |
| 6th | Joseph Thomas Dimino | Titular Archbishop of Hyccarum | May 14, 1991 | August 12, 1997 |
| 7th | Edwin Frederick O'Brien | Titular Archbishop of Thizica (until March 7, 1998) Archbishop of the US Military Ordinary |
August 12, 1997 | July 12, 2007 |
| 8th | Timothy Broglio | Archbishop of the US Military Ordinary | November 19, 2007 | |
