Military Ordinariate of Venezuela

The Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Spanish: Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela) 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 Venezuelan Armed Forces and their families.

History[]

The military ordinary was established by Pope John Paul II on 31 October 1995.

Military ordinaries[]

• (appointed 11 February 1996 – retired 19 December 2000)
• José Hernán Sánchez Porras (19 December 2000 – 13 October 2014)
• (8 June 2015 – present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References[]

External links[]

• Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Catholic-Hierarchy) ^{[self-published]}
• Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela (GCatholic.org)

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