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HISTORY

Before its elevation to a full archdiocese, the armed forces of the United States was served by an informal corps of volunteer priests. Their work dates back to the colonial era of American history, through the Revolutionary War , War Of 1812 , American Civil War , World War I and World War II . What would later become the Apostolic Vicariate of the military, Pope s began choosing bishops to oversee military chaplains since the appointment of Patrick Cardinal Hayes as papal military vicar for the United States on November 24 , 1917 .


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