Military Ordinariate of Canada

Military Ordinariate of Canada

Ordinariatus Militaris Canadensis

Ordinariat militaire du Canada
The Coat of Arms of the Military Ordinariate of Canada
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteMultiple (primarily the Roman Rite)
Established17 February 1951; 73 years ago (1951-02-17)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopScott McCaig, C.C.

The Military Ordinariate of Canada (French: Ordinariat militaire du Canada, Latin: Ordinariatus Militaris Canadensis) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church.

It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops. With no cathedral, the ordinariate's headquarters are at Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa), Uplands site - Building 469, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K2. The current episcopal Ordinary is Scott McCaig. The Roman Catholic Military Ordinary is a member of the ecumenical Interfaith Committee on Canadian Military Chaplaincy (ICCMC).