RC MILORD - ORDMIL CR
CANADA
CANADIEN RESIDENT OR PERMANENT RESIDENT
RÉSIDENT.E CANADIEN.NE OU RÉSIDENT.E PERMANENT.E
This is mandatory for any active chaplain wishing to do ministry in MILORD/RCCHs/DND/CAF
(RegF, ResF, Civ-O, Cadet)
Once the chaplain is employed by DND/CAF and succesfully meet the requirements MILORD will request:
Once receive MILORD will the issue the ecclesiastical mandate and faculties related to the Faith Tradition ministry to CF members, their families and DND team
Pope St John Paul II said that “there is no place in the priesthood or religious life for those who would harm the young.” Bishops and Religious Superiors have “a specific responsibility for assuring a proper discernment of vocation.
A candidate who wishes to enroll in the CAF as a catholic military chaplain must be selected by RCChS, endorsed by the Interfaith Committee of Canadian Military Chaplaincy (ICCMC), and meet the enrollment requirements of the DND/CAF
As a summary the process usually follows these steps:
the applicant must submit the relevant documentation to the Regional Recruitment Ctr or Detachment (RRC/RRD);
Note 1: There is no guarantee that even if the ecclesiastical requirements are met that a candidate may proceed and succeed to fulfil the DND/CAF requirements.
Note 2: MILORD is consulted but the Ordinary is not the final authority on the posting or assignment at the location.