The Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Spanish: Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela) 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 Venezuelan Armed Forces and their families.
Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Ordinariatus Militaris Venetiola Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 October 1995 (28 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte |
History edit
The military ordinary was established by Pope John Paul II on 31 October 1995.
Military ordinaries edit
- Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (appointed 11 February 1996 – retired 19 December 2000)
- José Hernán Sánchez Porras (19 December 2000 – 13 October 2014)
- Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte (8 June 2015 – present)
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Catholic-Hierarchy) [self-published]
- Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela (GCatholic.org)
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