The Military Bishopric of Chile ( es, Obispado Castrense de Chile) is a

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of the

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. Immediately exempt to the

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, it provides

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to Roman Catholics serving in the

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and their families.

History

It was first established as a military vicariate on 3 May 1910 with the first military vicar appointment on 27 May 1910. It was elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986. The military ordinary's

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is located at the Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (''Catedral Castrense de Nuestra Señora del Carmen'') in the city of

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Bishops

Office holders

;''Military vicars'' *

Rafael Edwards Salas Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * '' ...

(appointed 27 May 1910 – died 5 August 1938) * José Luis Fermandois Cabrera (appointed 8 August 1938 – died 18 August 1941) * Carlos Labbé Márquez (appointed 18 August 1941 – died 17 October 1941) * Julio Tadeo Ramírez Ortiz (appointed 17 October 1941 – died 10 June 1942) *

Teodoro Eugenín Barrientos The name ''Teodoro'' is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Theodore. People Given name * Teodoro Alcalde (1913–1995) * Teodoro Ardemans (died 1726) * Teodoro Borlongan (1955–2005) * Teodoro Buontempo (1946–2013) * Teodoro Cano ...

, SS.CC. (appointed 20 June 1942 – retired 21 December 1959) * Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock (appointed 16 October 1959 – retired 26 November 1983) * José Joaquín Matte Varas (appointed 26 November 1983 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986) ;''Military ordinaries'' * José Joaquín Matte Varas (appointed 21 July 1986 – resigned 31 January 1995) * Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. (appointed 31 January 1995 – resigned 4 November 1999) *

Pablo Lizama Riquelme Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People * Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Bren ...

(appointed 4 January 1999 – Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Antofagasta 27 February 2004) *

Juan Barros Madrid Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid (born 15 July 1956) is a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Osorno from 2015 to 2018. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso from 1995 to 2000, Bishop of Iquique from 2000 to 2004, and Militar ...

(appointed 9 October 2004 – appointed Bishop of Osorno, installed March 2015) * Santiago Silva Retamales (appointed 7 July 2015 – appointed Bishop of Valdivia 23 December 2020) * Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (appointed 28 October 2021 – present)

Auxiliary bishop

* Hernán Frías Hurtado (1957), did not take effect

References

External Links

Military Ordinariate of Chile
(Catholic-Hierarchy)

(GCatholic.org) {{authority control Roman Catholic dioceses in Chile, Chile