Military Ordinariate of Colombia

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Military Ordinariate of Colombia Obispado Castrense de Colombia
The Coat of Arms of the Military Ordinariate of Colombia
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 October 1949 (72 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus

The Military Bishopric of Colombia (Spanish: Obispado Castrense de Colombia) 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 Colombian Armed Forces and their families.

History[]

It was first established as a military vicariate on 13 October 1949, with the first military vicar was appointed on 14 July 1950. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The military ordinary's seat is located at the Military Cathedral of Jesus Christ Redeemer (Catedral Castrense Jesucristo Redentor) in the city of Bogota in Colombia.

Office holders[]

Military vicars[]

• Crisanto Luque Sánchez (appointed 14 July 1950 – died 7 May 1959); elevated to Cardinal in 1953
• Luis Concha Córdoba (appointed 19 May 1959 – retired 29 July 1972); elevated to Cardinal in 1961
• Aníbal Muñoz Duque (appointed 30 July 1972 – retired 7 June 1985); elevated to Cardinal in 1973
• Mario Revollo Bravo (appointed 25 June 1984 – resigned 7 June 1985); future Cardinal (elevated in 1988)
• (appointed 7 June 1985 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986); see below

Military ordinaries[]

• (appointed 21 July 1986 – translated to the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona 21 June 1994); see above
• (appointed 24 June 1997 – resigned 19 January 2001)
• (appointed 19 January 2001 – retired 7 December 2020)
• (incumbent, appointed 7 December 2020)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References[]

External links[]

• Obispado Castrense de Colombia (GCatholic.org)