Military Ordinariate in Italy Ordinariato Militare in Italia | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Multiple (Primarily Roman Rite) |
Established | 6 March 1925 (99 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Santo Marcianò |
Bishops emeritus | Vincenzo Pelvi |
Website | |
www.ordinariato.it |
The Military Ordinariate in Italy (Italian: Ordinariato Militare in Italia) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Italy. It provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Italian Armed Forces and their families. The ordinariate is immediately exempt to the Holy See.