Military Ordinariate of El Salvador
Military Ordinariate in El Salvador Ordinariato Militar en El Salvador | |
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| Location | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 March 1968 (56 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca |
The Military Ordinariate in El Salvador (
Roman Congregation for Bishops
.
It is headquartered Calle Los Eucaliptos y Avda. Las Gardenias 157, Colonia Las Mercedes in San Salvador, the national capital of El Salvador, in Central America.
History
It was established as a Military vicariate of El Salvador on 25 March 1968, with the first military vicar appointed on 4 November 1968.
It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.
According to an online news brief from
Barrio 18, which had roots in civil war-era young Salvadorans who illegally entered the U.S. and experienced the gangs there before deportation.[1]
Statistics
As per 2014, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Armed Forces of El Salvador and their families in 37 parishes with 38 priests (diocesan) and 6 seminarians.
Ordinaries
- Military Vicar of El Salvador
- José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador(El Salvador) (1965.10.07 – 1968.11.04)
- Military Ordinaries of El Salvador
- José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, Congregation of the Mission (C.M.) (see above 21 July 1986 – resigned 7 March 1987), also Bishop of San Miguel (El Salvador) (1969.12.09 – retired 1997.04.10) and President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (1980 – 1983), died 2000
- Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña (appointed 7 March 1987 – died 23 June 1993), Titular Bishop of Sebarga(1987.03.07 – 1993.06.23)
- Apostolic Administrator Fernando Sáenz Lacalle (1993.07.03 – 1997.06.19), while first Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador) (1984.12.22 – 1995.04.22) and Titular Bishop of Tabbora (1984.12.22 – 1995.04.22), later Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador(1995.04.22 – retired 2008.12.27) and President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (1998 – 2008.12.27)
- Apostolic Administrator Father Luis Morao Andreazza, Tullia (2003.11.12 – 2007.04.21), then Bishop of Chalatenango(El Salvador) (2007.04.21 – retired 2016.07.14)
- Apostolic Administrator Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (2003.11.12 – 2008.02.02 see below)
- Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (see above, appointed 2 February 2008 – ...); also Apostolic Administrator of Sonsonate (El Salvador) (2011.10.08 – 2012.06.11); appointed Bishop of San Miguel 2017.12.07
See also
References
- ^ "Cindy Wooden of CNS wins St. Francis de Sales Award". 10 June 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012.
- Obispado Castrense en El Salvador (GCatholic.org - data for all sections)
- Military Ordinariate of El Salvador (Catholic-Hierarchy)
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