Military Ordinariate of Belgium

The Military Ordinariate of Belgium (Dutch: Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht, French: Diocèse aux Forces armées belges) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Belgium. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Belgian Armed Forces and their families.

Military Ordinariate of Belgium

Dutch: Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht
French: Diocèse aux Forces armées belges
Church of St. James on Coudenberg
Location
CountryBelgium
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Parishes1
Churches1
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 September 1957 (66 years ago)
CathedralChurch of St. James on Coudenberg
Secular priests11
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopLuc Terlinden
Website
Diocèse aux forces armées

History

The Military Ordinariate of Belgium was established as a military vicariate on 7 September 1957, and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The Military Ordinary's seat is located at the Church of St. James on Coudenberg in Brussels. The post of Military Ordinary is vested in the Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels and Primate of Belgium.

Office holders
Flag of the Armed Forces Bishop of Belgium

Military vicars
  • Jozef-Ernest van Roey (appointed 1957 – died 6 August 1961)
  • Leo Jozef Suenens (appointed 24 November 1961 – retired 1979)
  • Godfried Danneels (appointed 15 September 1980 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)

Military ordinaries

References

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