Diocese of the French Armed Forces Diocèse aux Armées Françaises | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 26 July 1952 (72 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Antoine de Romanet |
Website | |
DioceseAuxArmees.fr |
The Diocese of the French Armed Forces (French: Diocèse aux Armées Françaises) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the French Armed Forces and their families.
The post of military bishop was created in 1949, and a military vicariate was established on 26 July 1952. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The cathedra is located at the Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides (L'Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides) in Paris, France.[1]
Province of Besançon | |
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Province of Bordeaux | |
Province of Clermont | |
Province of Dijon | |
Province of Lille | |
Province of Lyon | |
Province of Marseille | |
Province of Montpellier | |
Province of Paris | |
Province of Poitiers | |
Province of Reims | |
Province of Rennes | |
Province of Rouen | |
Province of Toulouse | |
Province of Tours | |
Province of Martinique | |
Province of Papeete | |
Province of Noumea | |
Directly under Holy See | |
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
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