Military Ordinariate of Peru
The Military Bishopric of Peru is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Peruvian Armed Forces and their families.
Pope Francis appointed the Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, MSC, as bishop-designate for the Military Ordinariate of Peru on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The bishop was installed as military ordinary at a later date.
History
It was established as a military vicariate on 15 May 1943, but the first military vicar was not appointed until 13 January 1945. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.Office holders
Military vicars
- Juan Gualberto Guevara
- Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R.
- Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento, Archbishop
- Alcides Mendoza Castro, Archbishop
- Eduardo Picher Peña ; ''see below''
Military ordinaries
- Eduardo Picher Peña ; see above
- Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.
- Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón
- Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán
- Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia ; formerly, Bishop Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí