Europe (with Russia)

Country Military Ordinariate Notes
Europe
Austria Military Ordinariate of Austria first military bishop appointment in 1773; created military vicariate 21 February 1959; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986
Bosnia and Herzegovina Military Ordinariate of Bosnia and Herzegovina created military ordinariate 1 February 2011
Belgium Military Ordinariate of Belgium created military vicariate 7 September 1957; first military vicar appointment in 1957; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986; vested in the Archbishop of Mechelen and Primate of Belgium
Croatia Military Ordinariate of Croatia created military ordinariate and first military ordinary appointment 25 April 1997
France Diocese of the French Armed Forces first military bishop appointment in 1949; created military vicariate 26 July 1952; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986
Germany Military Ordinariate of Germany first military bishop appointment 22 May 1868; created military vicariate 20 July 1933; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986
Hungary Military Ordinariate of Hungary first military bishop appointment 23 March 1920; in abeyance from 1947 to 1994; created a military ordinariate 18 April 1994
Italy Military Ordinariate in Italy created military vicariate 6 March 1925; first military vicar appointment 23 April 1929; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986
Lithuania Military Ordinariate of Lithuania created military ordinariate and first military vicar appointment 25 November 2000
Netherlands Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands created military vicariate and first military vicar appointment 16 April 1957; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986
Poland Military Ordinariate of Poland created military vicariate and first military vicar appointment 5 February 1919; suspended from 1947 to 1991; elevated to a military ordinariate 1991
Portugal Military Ordinariate of Portugal created military vicariate 29 May 1966; first military vicar appointment 1966; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986
Slovakia Military Ordinariate of Slovakia created military ordinariate and first military vicar appointment 20 January 2003
Spain Military Archbishopric of Spain first appointment military bishop 4 June 1819; created military vicariate 5 August 1950; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986; headed by an archbishop
United Kingdom Bishopric of the Forces first military bishop appointment 30 October 1917; created military vicariate 21 November 1953; elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986