The Military Bishopric of Argentina ( es, Obispado Castrense de Argentina) is a military ordinariate (special diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church that provides religious services to Catholics serving in the

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. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops, and usually not combined with another see (unlike some other countries). Its patron saint is Our Lady of Luján and the Episcopal seat is located at the (also Marian) Cathedral of the Star of the Sea (''Catedral Stella Maris'') in Buenos Aires, national capital of Argentina.

Statistics

As per 2014, it provides

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to Roman Catholics serving in the Argentine

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, paramilitary National Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture of Argentina in 4 parishes and 237 missions with 195 priests (178 diocesan, 17 religious), 1 deacon, 29 lay religious (17 brothers, 12 sisters) and 8 seminarians.

History

It was created as the Military vicariate of Argentina on 8 July 1957, and elevated to the Military ordinariate of Argentina on 21 July 1986.Spirituali militum curae
(in Latin) ''The Holy See: Apostolic Constitutions''. Retrieved 4 May 2010. It remains known as ''Obispado Castrense'' ( Army bishopric), as in several hispanophone countries.

Episcopal Office holders

* It once had one Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate : Victorio Manuel Bonamín, Salesians (S.D.B.) (1960.01.27 – retired 1982.03.30), Titular Bishop of Bita (1960.01.27 – death 1991.11.11) and initially still Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1960.01.27 – retired 1975.04.22)

Military Vicars of Argentina

Fermín Emilio Lafitte Fermín Lafitte (November 2, 1888 – August 8, 1959) was an Argentine Roman Catholic cleric, serving as Archbishop of Córdoba and, briefly, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Biography Lafitte was born in Peyrun, Hautes-Pyrénées Department ...

(appointed 1957 – resigned 1959), while Titular Archbishop of

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(1958.01.20 – 1959.03.25) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1958.01.20 – 1959.03.25), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1959.03.25 – death 1959.08.08); previously Bishop of above Córdoba (1927.07.07 – 1934.04.20), promoted Metropolitan Archbishop of Córdoba (1934.04.20 – 1958.01.20) *

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(appointed 14 December 1959 – retired 7 July 1975), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (1959.08.15 – retired 1975.04.22), President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1958–1970), was already created Cardinal-Priest of

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(1946.02.22 – 1979.10.23) while Bishop of

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(Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1959.08.15); died 1979 *

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(appointed 7 July 1975 – retired 30 March 1982), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina) (1962.09.06 – 1986.04.01) and President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1970–1976); died 1998 * José Miguel Medina (appointed 30 March 1982 – ''see below first Military Ordinary 21 July 1986''), initially still Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina) (1965.09.08 – 1983.07.07)

Military Ordinaries of Argentina

* José Miguel Medina (''see above last Military Vicar'' promoted 21 July 1986 – died 7 March 1990), nor more other office *

Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina Norberto may refer to: *Norberto Alonso (born 1953), former Argentine football midfielder *Norberto Araujo (born 1978), Argentine football central defender *Norberto Aroldi (1932–1978), Argentine film actor and screenwriter *Norberto Barba (born ...

, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (appointed 8 November 1990 – died 28 August 2001), Titular Bishop of Satafis (1990.11.08 – 1998.03.07) *

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, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (C.Ss.R.) (8 November 2002 – retired 15 May 2007), no other office; previously

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(Argentina) (1991.02.01 – 1992.12.21), succeeded as Bishop of Añatuya (1992.12.21 – 2002.11.08) * ''long vacancy : No military Ordinary 2007–2017''. * Santiago Olivera (2017.03.28 – ...), previously Bishop of

Cruz del Eje Cruz del Eje is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It had about 30,000 inhabitants at the . It is the head town of the department of the same name, which has a population of about 52,000. The area of the city was originally inhabited ...

(Argentina) (2008.06.24 – 2017.03.28).

References

Sources and external links

Obispado Castrense de Argentina
(Official website, in Spanish)

* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmlar.html Military Ordinariate of Argentina(Catholic-Hierarchy) {{authority control Argentina Argentina Military of Argentina 1957 establishments in Argentina