Military Ordinariate of Belgium

The Military Ordinariate of Belgium (Dutch: Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht, French: Diocèse aux Forces armées belges) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Belgium. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Belgian Armed Forces and their families.

Military Ordinariate of Belgium

Dutch: Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht
French: Diocèse aux Forces armées belges
Location
CountryBelgium
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Parishes1
Churches1
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 September 1957 (67 years ago)
CathedralChurch of St. James on Coudenberg
Secular priests11
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopLuc Terlinden
Website
Diocèse aux forces armées

History

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The Military Ordinariate of Belgium 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 Church of St. James on Coudenberg in Brussels. The post of Military Ordinary is vested in the Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels and Primate of Belgium.[citation needed]

Office holders

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Flag of the Armed Forces Bishop of Belgium

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References

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