The Military Ordinariate of Brazil ( pt, Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) 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 Catholics serving in the

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and their families.

History

It was created as a

military vicariate A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation. Until 1986, they were called "military ...

on 6 November 1950, with the first military vicar appointment on the same day. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The military ordinary's

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is located at the Military Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Military Queen of Peace (Catedral Militar Santa Maria dos Militares Rainha da Paz) in the city of

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Bishops

Ordinaries

;''Military vicars'' *

Jaime de Barros Câmara Jaime de Barros Câmara (July 3, 1894–February 18, 1971) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 1943 to 1971, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 ...

(appointed 6 November 1950 – resigned 9 November 1963) *

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(appointed 9 November 1963 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986) ;''Military ordinaries'' *

(appointed 21 July 1986 – retired 31 October 1990) *

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(appointed 31 October 1990 – died 14 November 2005) * Osvino José Both (appointed 7 June 2006 - retired 6 August 2014) * Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. (appointed 6 August 2014- retired 12 March 2022) * Marcony Vinícius Ferreira (appointed 12 March 2022- incumbent)

Auxiliary bishops

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, S.A.C. (1964-1966), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro * Augustinho Petry (2000-2007), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina * José Francisco Falcão de Barros (2011-)

References

Military Ordinariate of Brazil
(Catholic-Hierarchy)

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1950 establishments in Brazil