Military Ordinariate of Portugal
Military Ordinariate of Portugal Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal | |
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Igreja da Memória, in Lisbon, the cathedral of the Military Ordinariate | |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 29 May 1966 (59 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rui Manuel Sousa Valério |
| Website | |
| 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.