Military Bishopric of Argentina
The Military Bishopric of Argentina is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church for the Argentine military forces.
It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops, and usually not combined with another see.
Its patron saint is Our Lady of Luján and the Episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral of the Star of the Sea in Buenos Aires, national capital of Argentina.Statistics
As per 2014, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Argentine Armed Forces, paramilitary National Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture of Argentina in 4 parishes and 237 missions with 195 priests, 1 deacon, 29 lay religious and 8 seminarians.History
It was created as Military vicariate of Argentina on 8 July 1957, and elevated to Military ordinariate of Argentina on 21 July 1986. It remains known as Obispado Castrense, as in several hispanophone countries.- It once had one Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate : Victorio Manuel Bonamín, Salesians , Titular Bishop of Bita and initially still Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires
Military Vicars of Argentina
- Fermín Emilio Lafitte, while Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia and Coadjutor Archbishop of Córdoba , later Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires ; previously Bishop of above Córdoba, promoted Metropolitan Archbishop of Córdoba
- Antonio Caggiano, while Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires, President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina, was already created Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna while Bishop of Rosario ; died 1979
- Adolfo Servando Tortolo, while Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná and President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina ; died 1998
- José Miguel Medina, initially still Bishop of Jujuy
Military Ordinaries of Argentina
- José Miguel Medina, nor more other office
- Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, Friars Minor , Titular Bishop of Satafis
- Antonio Juan Baseotto, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer , no other office; previously Coadjutor Bishop of Añatuya , succeeded as Bishop of Añatuya
- long vacancy : No military Ordinary 2007–2017.
- Santiago Olivera, previously Bishop of Cruz del Eje .
