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Military Ordinariate of the Dominican Republic

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Country
  
Dominican Republic

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Pope
  
Francis

Established
  
23 January 1958 (59 years ago)

Bishop
  
Francisco Ozoria Acosta

The Military Bishopric of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Obispado Castrense de República Dominicana) 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 Dominican Republic Armed Forces and their families.

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History

It was first established as a military vicariate on 23 January 1958 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986,

Military vicars

  • Ricardo Pittini Piussi, S.D.B. (appointed 1958 – died 10 December 1961)
  • Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (appointed 8 December 1962 – retired 1982)
  • Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (appointed 4 April 1982 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)

    • Military ordinaries

  • Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (appointed 21 July 1986, retired 1 January 2017)
  • Francisco Ozoria Acosta (current incumbent, appointed 2 January 2017)

    • References

    Military Ordinariate of the Dominican Republic Wikipedia
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