The Military Bishopric of Peru is a military ordinariate

Military ordinariate

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 of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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. Immediately subject to the Holy See

Holy See

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, it provides pastoral care

Pastoral care

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 to Roman Catholics serving in the Peruvian Armed Forces

Military of Peru

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 and their families.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 15 May 1943, but the first military vicar was not appointed until 13 January 1945. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.

Military vicars

• Juan Gualberto Guevara (appointed 13 January 1945 – died 27 November 1954)
• Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R.
  Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
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   (appointed 7 February 1954 – translated to the Archdiocese of Cuzco 17 December 1956)
• Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento (appointed 17 December 1956 – retired 1967)
• Alcides Mendoza Castro (appointed 12 August 1967 – translated to the Archdiocese of Cuzco 5 October 1983)
• Eduardo Picher Peña (appointed 14 June 1984 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)

Military ordinaries

• Eduardo Picher Peña (appointed 21 July 1986 – retired 6 February 1996)
• Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.
  Franciscan
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   (appointed 6 February 1996 – translated to the Archdiocese of Trujillo 29 July 1999)
• Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (current incumbent, appointed 21 July 2001)