Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru
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Military Bishopric of Peru
Obispado Castrense del Perú
Location
Country
Peru
Ecclesiastical province
Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Information
Denomination
Catholic Church
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
15 May 1943 (81 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, MSC
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The Military Bishopric of Peru (Spanish: Obispado Castrense del Perú) 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 Peruvian Armed Forces and their families.
Pope Francis appointed the Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, MSC, as bishop-designate for the Military Ordinariate of Peru on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The bishop was installed as military ordinary at a later date.[1]
^"Military Ordinariate of Peru, Military". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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