Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, also called the Military Ordinariate of the United States, is a special diocese canonically erected by Pope Pius XII in 1939 for members and others employed by the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. Its ordinary is the Archbishop for the Military Services, assisted by a corps of auxiliary bishops which oversees chaplain priests serving throughout the world. The seat of archdiocese is Washington, DC.

Prelature

• Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Apostolic Vicar (24 November, 1917-10 March, 1919)
• John Francis O'Hara, CSC, Apostolic Vicar (11 December, 1939-10 March, 1945)
• Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop for the Military Services (11 December, 1939-2 December, 1967)
• Terence Cardinal Cooke, Archbishop for the Military Services (4 April, 1968-6 October, 1983)
• John Joseph Thomas Ryan, Archbishop for the Military Services (16 March, 1985-14 May, 1991)
• Joseph Thomas Dimino, Archbishop for the Military Services (14 May, 1991-12 August, 1997)
• Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Archbishop for the Military Services (12 August, 1997-Present)