Bishopric of the Forces

Bishopric of the Forces

Diocese
name=Bishopric of the Forces
province=Westminster
parishes=
churches=
bishop=Rt Revd Thomas Matthew Burns
cathedral=Cathedral Church of St. Michael and St. George
archdeaconries=
website=http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/dioc/theforces.htm
The Bishop of The Bishopric of the Forces is the Rt Revd Thomas Matthew Burns (born 1944). This Latin-rite Catholic diocese covers British Forces across the United Kingdom and overseas. The chaplains are drawn from the dioceses of England, Wales and Scotland from some religious orders. Chaplains have spiritual and pastoral care of military personnel and their families.

There is sometimes confusion between the holder of this post and the "Bishop "to" the Forces" (who is always Anglican): for this reason the former is normally referred to by his full title, i.e. as "The Catholic Bishop of the Forces"

Location

The cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Michael and St. George, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The diocesan office is based in Aldershot, Hampshire.

ee also

*Catholic Church in England and Wales
*Military ordinariate

External links

* http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/unit1.htm


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