Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services

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Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Australia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 March 1969
Patron saint	Mary Help of Christians
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
Apostolic Administrator	Christopher Prowse
Vicar General	Monsignor Peter O’Keefe
Bishops emeritus	Max Davis
Website
military.catholic.org.au

The Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services, is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church immediately subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1969 and maintains its Chancery office in Canberra. It is a Diocese in its own right and not governed under any Diocese or Archdiocese.

Its ordinary (bishop) and his chaplains serve the members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and their families in all three services; the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) regardless of location.