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The Military Ordinariate of Canada (French: Diocèse militaire du Canada, Latin: Ordinariatus Militaris Canadensis) is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Canadian Forces and their families.
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History
The military vicariate of Canada was canonically erected on 17 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII. The local ordinary carries the honorary rank of Major-General. Its offices are located at the Uplands site in Ottawa. The current bishop is Donald Thériault. The Chaplain-General of Canada is also a General, the Brigadier-General Karl McLean. Colonel John Fletcher was installed as Archdeacon of the Anglican Military Ordinariate of Canada in November 2010. [1]
The need to appoint a bishop had only felt during the Second World War, while chaplains had already been represented since the Boer War. Since the promulgation of the apostolic constitution Spirituali militum curae by Pope John Paul II, the administration of chaplaincies was made much easier. Catholic chaplains are grouped within the Interfaith Committee on Canadian Military Chaplaincy (ICCMC). They may baptize soldiers and their children and lead memorial services.
Similar services are also granted to Jews, Muslims and Protestants.
Ivor Norris Bursary
The Anglican Military Ordinariate of Canada has sponsored the Ivor Norris Bursary for over twenty-five years. This bursary program comes under the administrative purview of the Military Ordinariate of Canada and is awarded annually to applicants who have a personal connection to the Canadian Forces through personal military service (past or present), being married to or the child of someone with past or current service. The applicant must be enrolled in theological studies leading toward ordination and sponsored by a Bishop for ordination within the Anglican Church of Canada. [2]
Office holders
Military bishops
- Charles Leo Nelligan (appointed 20 September 1939 – resigned 19 May 1945)
- Maurice Roy (appointed 8 June 1946 – became military vicar 17 February 1951)
Military vicars
- Maurice Roy (appointed 17 February 1951 – retired 12 March 1982)
- Francis John Spence (appointed 21 July 1986 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)
Military ordinaries
- Francis John Spence (appointed 21 July 1986 – resigned 28 October 1987)
- André Vallée, P.M.E. (appointed 28 October 1987 – translated to the Diocese of Hearst 19 August 1996)
- Donald Thériault (current incumbent, appointed 25 March 1998)
Noncombatant status
See also
References
- ^ http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=49026 Col John Fletcher
- ^ http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=49026 Col John Fletcher
- Diocèse militaire du Canada. Missa.org (in French)
- Military Ordinariate of Canada (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Military Ordinariate of Canada (Giga-Catholic)
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