Military_Ordinary_of_France

Diocese of the French Armed Forces

Diocese of the French Armed Forces

Roman Catholic diocese in France

The Diocese of the French Armed Forces (French: Diocèse aux Armées Françaises) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the French Armed Forces and their families.

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History

Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris

The post of military bishop was created in 1949, and a military vicariate was established on 26 July 1952. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The cathedra is located at the Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides (L'Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides) in Paris, France.[1]

Office holders

Luc Ravel was bishop of the diocese from 2009 to 2017

Military bishops

  • Maurice Feltin (appointed 29 October 1949 – became military vicar 26 July 1952)

Military vicars

Military ordinaries

References

  1. [1]
    Knights of Columbus website, The Witness Of St. Joan Of Arc, by Father Pierre Amar, dated January 5th, 2020
  2. [2]
    Pillar Catholic website, Strasbourg archbishop tenders resignation but defends tenure, article by Luke Coppen, dated April 20, 2023
  3. [3]
    National Catholic Register website, Singing Spiritual Brothers in Arms, article by Solène Tadié, dated August 2023

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