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{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in France}}
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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = <!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese -->
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<!---- Locations ---->
| country = {{flag|[[France }}]]
| metropolitan =[[Exemption (Catholic canon law)|Immediately subject]] to the [[Holy See]]
| territory =The ordinariate extends to all countries where there are Catholic personnel in the French armies.
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| denomination = [[Roman Catholic Church]]
| rite sui_iuris_church = [[Latin RiteChurch]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established = 26 July 1952 ({{age|1952|7|26}} years ago)
| established = 26 July 1952<br><small>(as Vicariate)</small><br>21 July 1986<br><small>(as Ordinariate)</small>
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| priests = 101 (Diocesan)<!--br>28 Number(Religious ofOrders)<br>9 priestsPermanent inDeacons<br><small>(as theof diocese --2021)</small>
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| bishop_title = Bishop
| bishop = [[LucAntoine Ravel]],de [[Canons Regular|C.R.S.V.Romanet]]
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| website = [https://dioceseauxarmees.fr/ DioceseAuxArmees.fr]
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The '''Diocese of the French Armed Forces''' ({{lang-fr|Diocèse aux Armées Françaises}}) is a [[Latin Church]] [[military ordinariate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. [[Exemption (Catholic canon law)|Immediately subject]] to the [[Holy See]], it provides [[pastoral care]] to Roman Catholics serving in the [[French Armed Forces]] and their families.
 
==History==
[[File:Invalides_2007_03_11.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris]]
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|Episcopal seatcathedra]] is located at the [[Les Invalides#The Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides|Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides]] (''L'Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides'') in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>[https://www.kofc.org/en/news-room/columbia/2020/may/witness-st-joan-of-arc.html Knights of Columbus website, ''The Witness Of St. Joan Of Arc'', by Father Pierre Amar, dated January 5th, 2020]</ref>
 
==Office holders==
[[File:Luc Ravel par Claude Truong-Ngoc novembre 2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|CurrentLuc BishopRavel was bishop of the Diocese,diocese Lucfrom Ravel2009 to 2017]]
 
===Military bishops===
* [[Maurice Feltin]] (appointed 29 October 1949 – became military vicar 26 July 1952)
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* [[Michel Marie Jacques Dubost]], [[Eudists|C.I.M.]] (appointed 9 August 1989 – translated to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes|Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes]] 15 April 2000)
* [[Patrick Le Gal]] (appointed 23 May 2000 – appointed [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon|Lyon]] 7 October 2009)
* [[Luc Ravel|Luc Marie Daniel Ravel]], [[Canons Regular|C.R.S.V.]]<ref>[https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/strasbourg-archbishop-tenders-resignation (currentPillar incumbentCatholic website, ''Strasbourg archbishop tenders resignation but defends tenure'', article by Luke Coppen, dated April 20, 2023]</ref> (appointed 7 October 2009 – translated to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg]], 18 February 2017)
* [[Antoine de Romanet]]<ref>[https://www.ncregister.com/features/singing-spiritual-brothers-in-arms-4-military-chaplains-sing-songs-reflecting-the-glory-of-god National Catholic Register website, ''Singing Spiritual Brothers in Arms'', article by Solène Tadié, dated August 2023]</ref> (appointed 28 June 2017)
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://dioceseauxarmees.fr/}}
* {{in lang|fr}} Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, [http://www.eglise.catholique.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/Liste_eveques_France_XXe_siecle.pdf ''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510104308/http://www.eglise.catholique.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/Liste_eveques_France_XXe_siecle.pdf |date=2017-05-10 }}, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
* [http://www.dioceseauxarmees.catholique.fr/ Diocèse aux Armées Françaises]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmlfr.html Military Ordinariate of France] (Catholic-Hierarchy) [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources|{{sup|{{small|[''self-published'']}}}}]]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/fran3.htm Diocèse aux Armées Françaises (France)] (GCatholic.org)
 
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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in France|France]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Military Ordinariatesordinariates|France]]
[[Category:1952 establishments in France]]
[[Category:Military of France]]