Military Ordinariate of Brazil

Military Ordinariate of Brazil; Ordinariatus Militaris Brasilia; Ordinariado Militar do Brasil
	Coat of arms Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 November 1950 (75 years ago)
Cathedral	Military Cathedral of St. Mary Queen of Peace, Brasília
Patron saint	Ignatius of Loyola
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Marcony Vinícius Ferreira
Auxiliary Bishops	Fabrício do Prado Nunes
Bishops emeritus	Osvino José Both; Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R.
Website
	https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/

The Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Portuguese: Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Brazilian Armed Forces and their families.^[1]

History

It was created as a military vicariate 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 seat 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 Brasília.

Jaime de Barros Câmara (appointed 6 November 1950 – resigned 9 November 1963)
Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (appointed 9 November 1963 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)

Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista (appointed 21 July 1986 – retired 31 October 1990)
Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila (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)

Alberto Trevisan, 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-?)
Fabrício do Prado Nunes (2016–present), titular bishop of Tadamata^[2]

Military Ordinariate of Brazil is a military ordinariate of the Catholic Church.^[3]

Back to citation Glossário de Termos e Expressões para uso no Exército [Glossary of Terms and Expressions for use in the Army] (in Portuguese) (5 ed.). Brazilia: Ministério da Defesa, Exército Brasileiro, Estado-Maior do Exército. 2018. p. 267.
Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments, 20.05.2026". Holy See. 2026-05-20. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
Back to citation Military Ordinariate of Brazil, official website