Military ordinariate Cile, Chile
Military Ordinariate of Cile
Latin Church
Latin-rite military ordinariate (Obispado Castrense) providing pastoral care to Catholics in the Chilean Armed Forces and their families, established on 3 May 1910 and immediately exempt to the Holy See. Its seat is the Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Santiago. Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandon Buljevic has led the ordinariate since 28 October 2021.
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- Established
- 1910
- Priests
- 74
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Iglesia Catedral Castrense Nuestra Señora del CarmenProvidencia, Santiago de Chile · CathedralMass times recorded
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Servicio Religioso de la Fuerza Aérea)Las Condes, Santiago de ChileView parish
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Servicio Religioso de la Armada)Las Salinas, Viña del MarView parish
- Parroquia San Ramón (Servicio Religioso de Carabineros)Providencia, Santiago de ChileView parish
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Pedro Mario Ossandon Buljevic
- Born
- 16 October 1957
- Birthplace
- Santiago de Chile
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The cathedral
Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Santiago stands in Cile, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Catholics serving in the Chilean Armed Forces, along with their families, receive pastoral care from the Military Bishopric of Chile (Spanish: Obispado Castrense de Chile), a Latin Church military ordinariate that is immediately exempt to the Holy See.