Military Ordinariate of Peru

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The Military Bishopric of Peru (Spanish: Obispado Castrense del Perú) 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 Peruvian Armed Forces and their families.

The Military Ordinariate is currently a vacant see (sede vacante) following the Saturday, July 20, 2013 acceptance by Pope Francis of the resignation of Bishop , who had just been appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on October 30, 2012.^[1] However, Pope Francis appointed the Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Bishop , MSC, as Bishop-designate for the Military Ordinariate of Peru on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The Bishop will be installed as Military Ordinary at a later date.

History[]

It was established as a military vicariate on 15 May 1943, but the first military vicar was not appointed until 13 January 1945. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Office holders[]

Military vicars[]

• Juan Gualberto Guevara (appointed 13 January 1945 – died 27 November 1954)
• , C.SS.R. (appointed 7 February 1954 – translated to the Archdiocese of Cuzco 17 December 1956)
• , Archbishop (personal title) (appointed 17 December 1956 – retired 1967)
• Alcides Mendoza Castro, Archbishop (personal title) (appointed 12 August 1967 – translated to the Archdiocese of Cuzco 5 October 1983)
• (appointed 14 June 1984 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986); see below

Military ordinaries[]

• (appointed 21 July 1986 – retired 6 February 1996); see above
• Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. (appointed 6 February 1996 – translated to the Archdiocese of Trujillo 29 July 1999)
• (appointed 21 July 2001 – translated to the Archdiocese of Ayacucho 6 August 2011)
• (appointed 30 October 2012 – retired July 20, 2013)
• (appointed 16 July 2014 – ); formerly, Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí

References[]

• Military Ordinariate of Peru (Catholic-Hierarchy)
• Obispado Castrense del Perú (GCatholic.org)
• [1] (Vatican Website)