The Military Bishopric of Peru ( es, Obispado Castrense del Perú) 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

Peruvian Armed Forces The Peruvian Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas del Perú) are the military services of Peru, comprising independent Army, Navy and Air Force components. Their primary mission is to safeguard the country's independence, sovereignty and territoria ...

and their families.

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appointed the Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, MSC, as bishop-designate for the Military Ordinariate of Peru on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The bishop was be installed as military ordinary at a later date.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 15 May 1943, but the first military vicar was not appointed until 13 January 1945. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.

Office holders

Military vicars

Juan Gualberto Guevara Juan Gualberto Guevara B.A. J.C.D. (12 July 1882 – 27 November 1954) was created on 18 February 1946 a Cardinal Priest by Pope Pius XII. He was Archbishop of Lima in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Cardinal of Peru. Biography E ...

(appointed 13 January 1945 – died 27 November 1954) * Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne,

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(appointed 7 February 1954 – translated to the

Archdiocese of Cuzco The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco ( la, Cuschen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese with see in the city and old Inca imperial capital of Cusco, in Peru.Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

, Archbishop (personal title) (appointed 17 December 1956 – retired 1967) *

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, Archbishop (personal title) (appointed 12 August 1967 – translated to the

Archdiocese of Cuzco The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco ( la, Cuschen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese with see in the city and old Inca imperial capital of Cusco, in Peru.Eduardo Picher Peña Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

(appointed 14 June 1984 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986); ''see below''

Military ordinaries

Eduardo Picher Peña Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

(appointed 21 July 1986 – retired 6 February 1996); ''see above'' *

Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, Order of Friars Minor, O.F.M. (born 5 July 1948) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo, Archbishop of Trujillo since 1999. He has been a bishop since 1 ...

, O.F.M. (appointed 6 February 1996 – translated to the Archdiocese of Trujillo 29 July 1999) *

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(appointed 21 July 2001 – translated to the Archdiocese of Ayacucho 6 August 2011) *

Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar ...

(appointed 30 October 2012 – retired July 20, 2013) * Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia (appointed 16 July 2014 – ); formerly, Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí

References

Military Ordinariate of Peru
(Catholic-Hierarchy)

(GCatholic.org)

(Vatican Website) {{authority control

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