Episcopal Diocese of the Armed Services and Federal Ministries

Office of the Bishop Suffragan for of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
Office of the Bishop Suffragan for of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
Location
Country	United States
Information
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Cathedral	Washington National Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Ann Ritonia
Website
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The Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries in the United States is responsible for Episcopal Church chaplains and their congregations in the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

In accordance with the Constitution of The Episcopal Church, “It shall be lawful for the House of Bishops to elect a Bishop who, under the direction of the Presiding Bishop, shall oversee the work of those chaplains in the Armed Forces of the United States, Veterans' Administration Medical Centers, and Federal Correctional Institutions who are ordained Ministers of this Church (Article 2, Section 7).”