Diocese of the French Armed Forces

The Diocese of the French Armed Forces (French: Diocèse aux Armées Françaises) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church.Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the French Armed Forces and their families.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.
Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris
Luc Ravel was bishop of the diocese from 2009 to 2017
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