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Military Ordinariate of Canada

Ordinariatus Militaris Canadensis

Ordinariat militaire du Canada
The Coat of Arms of the Military Ordinariate of Canada
Location
CountryCanada
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
Established17 February 1951; 73 years ago (1951-02-17)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopScott McCaig, C.C.

The Military Ordinariate of Canada (French: Ordinariat militaire du Canada, Latin: Ordinariatus Militaris Canadensis) is a military ordinariate (pseudo-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church.

It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province) and its Roman Congregation for Bishops. Its headquarters (no cathedral see) are at Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa), Uplands site - Building 469, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K2. The current episcopal Ordinary is Scott McCaig. The Roman Catholic Military Ordinary is a member of the ecumenical Interfaith Committee on Canadian Military Chaplaincy (ICCMC).

Statistics

Roman Catholic chaplains provide a wide range of religious and spiritual services to Canadian Armed Forces members and their families, such as the celebration of the Sacraments, counselling and religious formation. As per 2014, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Canadian Forces and their families in 22 parishes with 37 priests (36 diocesan, 1 religious), 7 deacons and 1 lay religious brother.[1]

History

The military vicariate of Canada was canonically erected on 17 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII, but Catholic Army bishops have served the Canadian Army since 1939.

The need to appoint a bishop was only felt during the Second World War, while chaplains had already been represented since the Boer War.

On 1986.07.21 it was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Canada. Since the promulgation of the apostolic constitution Spirituali militum curae by Pope John Paul II, the administration of chaplaincies was made much easier.

Episcopal office holders

It twice had an Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate :

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Military Bishops

  • Charles Leo Nelligan (appointed 20 September 1939 – resigned 19 May 1945), while Bishop of Pembroke (Canada) (1937.08.16 – 1945.05.19); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Phœnice (1945.05.19 – 1970.11.16), died 1974
  • Maurice Roy (appointed 8 June 1946 – see below became first Military Vicar 17 February 1951), while first Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada) (1946.02.22 – 1947.06.02), then Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada) (1947.06.02 – retired 1981.03.20)

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Military Vicars

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Military Ordinaries

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of Canada, Canada". gcatholic.org.

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