Diocese of the French Armed Forces

Diocese of the French Armed Forces Diocèse aux Armées Françaises
Location
Country	France
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 July 1952 (65 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V.

The Diocese of the French Armed Forces (French: Diocèse aux Armées Françaises) 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 French Armed Forces and their families.

History

Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris

The post of military bishop was created in 1949, and a military vicariate was established on 26 July 1952. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The Episcopal seat is located at the Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides (L'Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides) in Paris, France.

Office holders

Current Bishop of the Diocese, Luc Ravel

Military bishops

• Maurice Feltin (appointed 29 October 1949 – became military vicar 26 July 1952)

Military vicars

• Maurice Feltin (appointed 26 July 1952 – retired 15 April 1967)
• Jean-Marie-Clément Badré (appointed 15 May 1967 – translated to the Diocese of Bayeux-Lisieux 10 December 1969)
• Gabriel Vanel (appointed 21 April 1970 – resigned 12 February 1983)
• Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey (appointed 12 February 1983 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)

Military ordinaries

• Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey (appointed 21 July 1986 – translated to the Diocese of Countances-Avranches 22 April 1989)
• Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. (appointed 9 August 1989 – translated to the Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes 15 April 2000)
• Patrick Le Gal (appointed 23 May 2000 – appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon 7 October 2009)
• Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. (current incumbent, appointed 7 October 2009)

References

External links

• (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
• Diocèse aux Armées Françaises
• Military Ordinariate of France (Catholic-Hierarchy) ^{[self-published]}
• Diocèse aux Armées Françaises (France) (GCatholic.org)

Coordinates: 48°51′21″N 2°18′45″E / 48.8559°N 2.3126°E / 48.8559; 2.3126