The Military Ordinariate of Venezuela ( es, Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela) is a

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military ordinariate 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 ...

of the

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. Immediately exempt to the

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, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the

Venezuelan Armed Forces The National Bolivarian Armed Forces ( es, Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana - FANB) of Venezuela are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense. In addition to the army, navy, and air force there ...

and their families.

History

The military ordinary was established by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

on 31 October 1995.

Military ordinaries

* 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)

References

External links

Military Ordinariate of Venezuela
(Catholic-Hierarchy)
Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela
(GCatholic.org)

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

1995 establishments in Venezuela {{SouthAm-RC-diocese-stub

History

Military ordinaries

See also

References

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