Military Ordinariate of Arzobispado Castrense de España, Spain

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Military Ordinariate

Name: Arzobispado Castrense de España (español) / Spain

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Rosary

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 25

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1600: Established as Military Vicariate of Spain
1933.03.30: Suppressed
1950.08.05: Restored as Military Vicariate of Spain
1986.07.21: Promoted as Military Ordinariate of Arzobispado Castrense de España (español) / Spain

Contact Info

Address: Arzobispado Castrense, Calle del Nuncio 13, 28005 Madrid, Spain

Present Prelates

Archbishop Military Ordinary (2021.11.15 – ...):

Archbishop Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo (64)

Ordinaries

Military Ordinaries of Arzobispado Castrense de España (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo (64)
(2021.11.15 – ...)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain)

Dominus tecum

Born:	1961.01.14 (Eibar, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1990.10.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.09.09

Priest of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain) (1990.10.27 – 2012.06.09)

Titular Bishop of Besalú (2012.06.09 – 2021.11.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain) (2012.06.09 – 2021.11.15)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain) (2021.11.15 – ...)

Archbishop Juan del Río Martín
(2008.06.30 – 2021.01.28)

Opus justitiæ pax

Born:	1947.10.14 (Ayamonte, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1974.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.09.23
Died:	2021.01.28 (Madrid, Spain † 73)

Priest of Sevilla (Spain) (1974.02.02 – 2000.06.29)

Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) (2000.06.29 – 2008.06.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) (2008.06.30 – 2009.03.19)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain) (2008.06.30 – 2021.01.28)

Archbishop Francisco Pérez González (78)
(2003.10.30 – 2007.07.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain)

Ut omnes unum sint

Born:	1947.01.13 (Frandovínez, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.01.06

Priest of Burgos (Spain) (1973.07.21 – 1995.12.16)

Bishop of Osma–Soria (Spain) (1995.12.16 – 2003.10.30)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain) (2003.10.30 – 2007.07.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain) (2007.07.31 – 2023.11.09)

Apostolic Administrator of San Sebastián (Spain) (2022.02.12 – 2022.10.31)

Archbishop José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (later Cardinal)
(1986.07.21 – 2003.10.30)

Pax hominibus

Born:	1926.01.01 (Andújar, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.10.15
Created Cardinal:	2010.11.20
Died:	2019.07.21 (Madrid, Spain † 93)

Priest of Madrid (Spain) (1954.06.27 – 1972.09.05)

Titular Bishop of Tisili (1972.09.05 – 1983.07.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain) (1972.09.05 – 1983.07.30)

Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1983.07.30 – 1986.07.21)

Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus (1983.07.30 – 1989.11.18)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain) (1986.07.21 – 2003.10.30)

Titular Archbishop of Italica (1989.11.18 – 1998.03.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa (2010.11.20 [2011.04.29] – 2019.07.21)

Military Vicars of Spain (Roman Rite)

Archbishop José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (later Cardinal)
(1983.07.30 – 1986.07.21)

(see above)

Archbishop Emilio Benavent Escuín
(1977.05.25 – 1982.10.27)

Evangelizare pauperibus

Born:	1914.04.10 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1943.07.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.02.13
Died:	2008.01.04 († 93)

Titular Bishop of Cercina (1954.12.06 – 1967.04.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1954.12.06 – 1967.04.07)

Bishop of Málaga (Spain) (1967.04.07 – 1968.08.26)

Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia (1968.08.26 – 1974.02.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1968.08.26 – 1974.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1974.02.03 – 1977.05.25)

Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1977.05.25 – 1982.10.27)

Titular Archbishop of Maximiana in Numidia (1977.05.25 – 1998.03.07)

Archbishop José López Ortiz, O.S.A.
(1969.02.18 – 1977.05.25)

Born:	1898.07.10 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1922.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1944.09.21
Died:	1992.03.04 († 93)

Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1944.07.10 – 1959.03.09)

Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain) (1959.03.09 – 1969.02.18)

Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1969.02.18 – 1977.05.25)

Titular Archbishop of Grado (1969.02.18 – 1992.03.04)

Archbishop Luis Alonso Muñoyerro
(1950.12.12 – 1968.09.23)

Born:	1888.08.24 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1912.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1944.07.23
Died:	1968.09.23 († 80)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1944.03.29 – 1950.12.12)

Titular Archbishop of Sion (1950.12.12 – 1968.09.23)

Archbishop Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1950.12.12 – 1968.09.23)

Archbishop Raimondo Pérez y Rodríguez (later Patriarch)
(1929.01.07 – 1930.06.30)

Born:	1868.03.19 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1891.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1920.11.28
Died:	1937.01.28 († 68)

Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1920.08.21 – 1929.01.07)

Titular Archbishop of Sion (1929.01.07 – 1930.06.30)

Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1929.01.07 – 1930.06.30)

Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (1930.06.30 – 1937.01.28)

Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain) (1933.04.21 – 1937.01.28)

Patriarch Jaime Cardona y Tur
(1892.07.11 – 1923.01.06)

Born:	1838.02.26 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1862
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.11.30
Died:	1923.01.06 († 84)

Titular Archbishop of Sion (1892.07.11 – 1920.12.09)

Military Vicar of Spain (Spain) (1892.07.11 – 1923.01.06)

Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (1920.12.09 – 1923.01.06)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral del Sacramento de las Fuerzas Armadas, Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
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Statistics (2013.12.31)

Pastoral Centres: 239 parishes

Personnel: 120 priests (117 diocesan, 3 religious), 53 religious (3 brothers, 50 sisters), 13 seminarians