Military Ordinariate of Chile
Military Bishopric of Chile Obispado Castrense de Chile | |
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The Coat of Arms of the Military Bishopric of Chile | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 May 1910 (115 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Santiago |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic |
| Website | |
The Military Bishopric of Chile (Spanish: Obispado Castrense de Chile) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Chilean Armed Forces and their families.