Military Ordinariate of Portugal
Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal
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Igreja da Memória, in Lisbon, the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate
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Country | Portugal |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 29 May 1966 (58 years ago) |
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Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rui Manuel Sousa Valério |
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www.ecclesia.pt |
The Military Ordinariate of Portugal (Portuguese: Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal) 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 Portuguese Armed Forces and their families.
It was established as a military vicariate 29 May 1966, and was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.[citation needed]
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