Military Ordinariate of Venezuela

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Venezuela

Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Ordinariatus Militaris Venetiola Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela

Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	31 October 1995 (29 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte

The Military Ordinariate of Venezuela (Spanish: Ordinariato Militar de Venezuela) 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 Venezuelan Armed Forces and their families.

History

The military ordinary was established by Pope John Paul II on 31 October 1995.

Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce (appointed 11 February 1996 – retired 19 December 2000)
José Hernán Sánchez Porras (19 December 2000 – 13 October 2014)
Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte (8 June 2015 – present)

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Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo
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Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Machiques
Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo
Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita
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