The Roman Catholic Military Vicar for the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Abstract
The study defines the ecclesiastical jurisdiction exercised over the subjects and investigates the role of the Military Vicar as endorsing agent for Catholic chaplains to determine the extent of his span of control as determined by civil law and government regulations. A brief sketch of the historical development of certain aspects of the military chaplaincy is included. The conclusion is that the Military Vicar exercises a very special but full ecclesiastical jurisdiction over his subjects, and that he has no jurisdiction in civil law over chaplains as commissioned officers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA009823
Entities
People
- Donald Bruce Reese
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School