Military Ordinariate of Brazil
Military Ordinariate of Brazil Ordinariatus Militaris Brasilia Ordinariado Militar do Brasil | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6 November 1950 (74 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Military Cathedral of St. Mary Queen of Peace, Brasília |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Marcony Vinícius Ferreira |
| Auxiliary Bishops | José Francisco Falcão de Barros |
| Bishops emeritus | Osvino José Both Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. |
| Website | |
| https://arquidiocesemilitar.org.br/ | |
The Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Portuguese: Ordinariado Militar do Brasil) 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 Brazilian Armed Forces and their families.