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 (L'Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides) in Paris, France.[1]
Office holders
Luc Ravel was bishop of the diocese from 2009 to 2017
Military bishops
Maurice Feltin (appointed 29 October 1949 – became military vicar 26 July 1952)
Military vicars
Maurice Feltin (appointed 26 July 1952 – retired 15 April 1967)
^Knights of Columbus website, The Witness Of St. Joan Of Arc, by Father Pierre Amar, dated January 5th, 2020
^Pillar Catholic website, Strasbourg archbishop tenders resignation but defends tenure, article by Luke Coppen, dated April 20, 2023
^National Catholic Register website, Singing Spiritual Brothers in Arms, article by Solène Tadié, dated August 2023
External links
Official website
(in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919 Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
Military Ordinariate of France (Catholic-Hierarchy) [self-published]
Diocèse aux Armées Françaises (France) (GCatholic.org)