Military Ordinariate of Brazil Ordinariatus Militaris Brasilia Ordinariado Militar do Brasil | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediatelyexempt to theHoly See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6 November 1950 (75 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Military Cathedral of St. Mary Queen of Peace, Brasília |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Marcony Vinícius Ferreira |
| Auxiliary Bishops | José Francisco Falcão de Barros |
| Bishops emeritus | Osvino José BothFernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. |
| Website | |
| https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/ | |
The Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Portuguese:Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) is aLatin Churchmilitary ordinariate of theCatholic Church. Immediatelyexempt to theHoly See, it providespastoral care to Catholics serving in theBrazilian Armed Forces and their families.[1]
It was created as amilitary vicariate on 6 November 1950, with the first military vicar appointment on the same day. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The militaryordinary'sseat is located at theMilitary Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Military Queen of Peace (Catedral Militar Santa Maria dos Militares Rainha da Paz) in the city ofBrasília.
