Military Ordinariate of Brazil Ordinariatus Militaris Brasilia Ordinariado Militar do Brasil | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Coordinates | |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6 November 1950 (73 years ago) |
Cathedral | Military Cathedral of St. Mary Queen of Peace, Brasília |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Marcony Vinícius Ferreira |
Auxiliary Bishops | José Francisco Falcão de Barros |
Bishops emeritus | Osvino José Both Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. |
Website | |
https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/ |
The Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Portuguese: Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Brazilian Armed Forces and their families.