A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation.
The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese that provides the Catholic Church's pastoral and spiritual services to those serving in the armed forces of the United States and their dependents and to all military and naval bases, to the facilities of the Veterans Administration, and to other federal services overseas.
The Companions of the Cross (C.C.) is a Society of Apostolic Life based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a community of Roman Catholic priests that is Eucharistic, Charismatic, Marian and Magisterial. It was founded by Robert Bedard in 1985 and was approved in 2003 by the Vatican as a Society of Apostolic Life. Roger Vandenakker is currently serving as the community's General Superior.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston is a Latin Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the federal Province of Ontario in southeastern Canada.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface is a Latin archdiocese in part of the civil Province of Manitoba in Canada. Despite having no suffragan dioceses, the archdiocese is nominally metropolitan and is an ecclesiastical province by itself. It is currently led by Archbishop Albert LeGatt.
The Bishopric of the Forces is the Latin Church Catholic military ordinariate which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces based in the United Kingdom and their overseas postings.
The Military Ordinariate of the Philippines or MOP is the military ordinariate of the Philippines for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, and the Philippine Coast Guard. It has jurisdiction over all military, police and coast guard personnel, their dependents, and civilian human resources of all branches of the Armed Forces. Its titular patron is the Immaculate Conception, with SS. Ignatius of Loyola and John of Capistrano as secondary patrons. The Philippine military ordinary is the Most Rev. Oscar Jaime L. Florencio, a former auxiliary bishop of Cebu.
The Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services, is an military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church immediately subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1969 and maintains its Chancery office in Canberra, ACT. It is a Diocese in its own right and not governed under any Diocese or Archdiosese
The Military Ordinariate of Kenya is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Kenyan Armed Forces and their families.
The Military Ordinariate of the South African (National) Defence Force is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church to provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the South African National Defence Force and their families.
The Military Bishopric of Argentina is a military ordinariate (pseudo-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church for the Argentine (para)military forces.
The Military Bishopric of the Dominican Republic is a military ordinariate (quasi-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Military Ordinariate of Ecuador is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops. it is headquartered Apartado 17-03-758, Av. América 1830 y Mercadillo in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Ecuadorian Armed Forces and their families.
The Military Ordinariate in El Salvador is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or military ordinariate of the Catholic Church with jurisdiction over Catholics serving in the Armed Forces of El Salvador. While not a diocese, the ordinary of the ordinariate is a bishop. The ordinariate is exempt directly to the Holy See and the Roman Congregation for Bishops.
The Military Ordinariate of Austria 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 Austrian Armed Forces and their families.
The Military Ordinariate of Belgium 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 Belgian Armed Forces and their families.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the civil province of Nova Scotia.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Eritrea. Centered in Asmara it was at first the Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea and then the Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea.
Scott C. McCaig, CC is a Canadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada. Pope Francis appointed McCaig to this post on April 8, 2016. He served as General Superior of the Companions of the Cross from 2006 to 2016.
