Diocese of the French Armed Forces
The Diocese of the French Armed Forces 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.
History
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 cathedra is located at the Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris, France.Office holders
Military bishops
Military vicars
- Maurice Feltin
- Jean-Marie-Clément Badré
- Gabriel Vanel
- Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey
Military ordinaries
- Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey
- Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.
- Patrick Le Gal
- Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V.
- Antoine de Romanet