Military Ordinariate of Germany

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Military Ordinariate of Germany Katholische Militärseelsorge
Franz-Josef Overbeck (2014)
Location
Country	Germany
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 May 1868 (156 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Franz-Josef Overbeck
Bishops emeritus	Walter Mixa
Website
www.kmba.militaerseelsorge.bundeswehr.de

The Military Ordinariate of Germany (German: Katholische Militärseelsorge; Deutsches Militärordinariat) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the German Armed Forces and their families.

Franz-Josef Overbeck, who was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009, was also appointed Military Ordinary for Germany on 24 February 2011.