Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Ordinariatus Militaris Civitatum Fœderatarum Americae Septentrionalis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°56′07″N 76°59′32″W / 38.9354°N 76.9921°W |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church Eastern Catholic Church |
Rite | Multiple Rites (primarily the Roman Rite) |
Established | July 21, 1986 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Timothy Broglio |
Auxiliary Bishops | F. Richard Spencer Neal Buckon Joseph L. Coffey William Muhm |
Bishops emeritus | Richard Higgins |
Website | |
www.milarch.org |
The Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A., officially the Military Ordinariate of United States of America,[1] is a Latin Church jurisdiction of the Catholic Church for men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces and their dependents.
The archdiocese provides services to Catholics serving in military installations in the United States and overseas, to Catholic staff and patients at Veterans Heath Administration facilities,[2] and to Catholics at other federal services located overseas. The archdiocese does not have a cathedral, nor does it have jurisdiction over any territory; the headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
The archdiocese is considered a military ordinariate, headed by an archbishop. As of 2023, the archbishop is Timothy P. Broglio.