Military Ordinariate of Portugal
| Military Ordinariate of Portugal Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal | |
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| Igreja da Memória, in Lisbon, the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate
Igreja da Memória, in Lisbon, the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate
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| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 29 May 1966 (60 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis |
| Bishops emeritus | Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira |
| Website | |
| www.ecclesia.pt | |
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The Military Ordinariate of Portugal (Portuguese: Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Portuguese Armed Forces and their families.
History
It was established as a military vicariate 29 May 1966, and was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.
Office holders
Military vicars
- Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (29 May 1966 – 24 January 1972), retired
- António Ribeiro (24 January 1972 – became Military Ordinary 21 July 1986)
Military ordinaries
- António Ribeiro (21 July 1986 – 24 March 1998)
- Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (3 May 2001 – 10 October 2013), retired
- Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda (10 October 2013 – 15 March 2018), appointed Bishop of Porto
- Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. (27 October 2018 – 10 August 2023), appointed Patriarch of Lisbon
- Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis (22 November 2024 – Present)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Diocese das Forças Armadas e de Segurança is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
External links
References
Bibliography
- Ordinariato Castrense (Official website)
- Military Ordinariate of Portugal (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal / Diocese das Forças Armadas e de Segurança (GCatholic.org)