This is a list of the General Vicar of the Armies. They are Royal Chief Chaplains whose office is to serve the Spanish Armed Forces.
The office was first established in 1644 and is usually attached with the title Patriarch of the West Indies (except for the period of 1891–1920). It only at first existed in wartime period but was permanently established in 1762. Also it was abolished during the First and Second Spanish republican era (1873–1874, 1932–1937). The pastoral care for the Spanish armed forces is now, since 1986, provided by the Military Archbishopric of Spain.
List of General Vicar of the Armies
1644–1937
1937–present
From this time forward (1937) the Royal Chief Chaplains are always Archbishop of Toledo...
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