Diocese of the French Armed Forces
Diocese of the French Armed Forces Ordinariatus castrensis Galliæ Diocèse aux Armées Françaises | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Territory | The ordinariate extends to all countries where there are Catholic personnel in the French armies. |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 July 1952 (as Vicariate) 21 July 1986 (as Ordinariate) |
| Secular priests | 101 (Diocesan) 28 (Religious Orders) 9 Permanent Deacons (as of 2021) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Antoine de Romanet |
| Website | |
| DioceseAuxArmees.fr | |
The Diocese of the French Armed Forces (French: Diocèse aux Armées Françaises) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the French Armed Forces and their families.