Military Ordinariate of Belgium
Military Ordinariate of Belgium | |
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Location | |
Country | Belgium |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 1 |
Churches | 1 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 September 1957 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg |
Secular priests | 11 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Josef De Kesel |
Website | |
Diocèse aux forces armées |
The Military Ordinariate of Belgium (Dutch: Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht; French: Diocèse aux Forces armées belges) 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 Belgian Armed Forces and their families.
History[]
It was established as a military vicariate on 7 September 1957, and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The Military Ordinary's seat is located at the Co-cathedral of Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg (Sint-Jacob op de Koudenbergkerk) in Brussels, Belgium. The post of Military Ordinary is vested in the Archbishop of Mechelen and Primate of Belgium.[citation needed]
Office holders[]
Military vicars[]
- Jozef-Ernest van Roey (appointed 1957 – died 6 August 1961)
- Leo Jozef Suenens (appointed 24 November 1961 – retired 1979)
- Godfried Danneels (appointed 15 September 1980 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)
Military ordinaries[]
- Godfried Danneels (appointed 21 July 1986 – retired 27 February 2010)
- André-Joseph Léonard ( appointed 27 February 2010 – retired 6 November 2015)
- Josef De Kesel (incumbent, appointed 6 November 2015 – )
References[]
- Army Chaplaincy
- Military Ordinariate of Belgium (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht / Diocèse aux Forces armées belges (Belgium) (GCatholic.org)
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium
- Military ordinariates