Salvador’s Military Ordinary ( Spanish: Obispado Castrense en El Salvador ) - The Roman Catholic Church’s military ordinance , operating in El Salvador . The military ordinariat of El Salvador, reporting directly to the Holy See , provides pastoral care for the soldiers of the Salvadoran army and their families.
| Military Ordinary of El Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Obispado castrense en el salvador | |
| latin rite | |
| A country |  Salvador |
| Established | March 25, 1968 |
| Parishes | 60 |
Content
History
On March 25, 1968, the Congregation for the Bishops issued a decree “De erigendo Vicariatu Castrensi” , which established a congregation of military chaplains for the Salvadoran army.
On July 21, 1986, Pope John Paul II issued the bull “Spirituali militum curae” , which transformed the congregation of military chaplains into the military ordinate of El Salvador.
Ordinaries
- Bishop José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez CM (11.4.1968 - 03.03.1987);
- Bishop Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña (03/03/1987 - 06/23/1993);
- Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (2.02.2008 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Decree De erigendo Vicariatu Castrensi , AAS 60 (1968) pp. 531-533 (lat.)
- Bulla Spirituali militum curae (lat.)
Links
- Information
- Information (inaccessible link) (Spanish)