Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy explained

Post:Chief of Chaplains
Body:the United States Navy
Insignia:Seal of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps.svg
Insigniaborder:yes
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the Navy Chaplain Corps
Incumbent:RADM Gregory N. Todd
Incumbentsince:May 16, 2022
Department:United States Navy Chaplain Corps
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Type:Military chaplain
Abbreviation:CHC[1]
Member Of:Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Reports To:
Seat:The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Termlength:4 years
Formation:November 5, 1917
First:CAPT John B. Frazier
Deputy:Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy/Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
Website:Official Website

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) is the highest-ranking military chaplain in the United States Navy and head of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. As part of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Department of the Navy, the CHC is dual-hatted as the Director of Religious Ministries (N097) under OPNAV.[1] [2] In these capacities, the CHC is the principal advisor to the secretary of the Navy, the chief of naval operations and, where appropriate, the commandant of the Marine Corps and commandant of the Coast Guard "on all matters pertaining to religion within the Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard."[3] For administrative and personnel matters, the CHC reports to the chief of naval personnel.[4]

The position was created in 1917 to "provide a system of appointing qualified and professional chaplains that meet the needs of the Navy".[5] [6] The nominee, as decided by the president of the United States, must be an active-duty officer of the Chaplain Corps above the rank of commander who has served in the Corps for at least eight years. The CHC serves for a 4-year term, but the president may terminate or extend the appointment at his pleasure.[7] By statute, the officeholder holds the two-star rank of rear admiral while serving as Chief.[4]

The current CHC is Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd, a Lutheran, who assumed office on May 16, 2022.[8]

List of officeholders

Name Photo Term began Term ended
1. November 5, 1917 November 1921
2. November 1921 July 1926
3. July 1926 July 1929
4. July 1929 July 1935
5. July 1935 July 1937
6. July 1937 July 1945
7. July 1945 September 1949
8. September 1949 February 1953
9. February 1953 June 1958
10. June 1958 July 1963
11. July 1963 July 1965
12. July 1965 July 1970
13. July 1970 July 1975
14. July 1975 May 1979
15. May 1979 August 1983
16. RADM Neil M. Stevenson[9] August 1983 August 1985
17. August 1985 June 1988
18. June 1988 August 1991
19. August 1991 August 1994
20. August 1994 August 1997
21. August 1997 August 2000
22. RADM Barry C. Black[10] August 2000 August 15, 2003
23. August 16, 2003 June 22, 2006
24. RADM Robert F. BurtJune 23, 2006 August 26, 2010
25. RADM Mark L. TiddAugust 27, 2010 August 1, 2014
26. RADM Margaret G. KibbenAugust 2, 2014 July 22, 2018
27. RADM Brent W. ScottJuly 23, 2018 May 16, 2022
28. RADM Gregory N. ToddMay 16, 2022 Incumbent

Chief of Chaplains hallway

A hallway to honor former Chiefs of Navy Chaplain Corps was dedicated at the Navy Annex, in Arlington, Va., in 2004. Five former Chiefs of Chaplains were present at the dedication ceremony, including Barry C. Black, Alvin B. Koeneman, Neil M. Stevenson, Ross H. Trower, and David F. White.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), May 2022. April 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430065122/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/May%202022%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=bwlOxO7rLP6GQGaNsPhu4g%3d%3d. April 30, 2022. MyNavyHR.
  2. http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforres/MFRHQ/Chaplain/instruction/SECNAVINST%201730_7B.pdf SECNAVINST 1730.1B
  3. http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-700%20Morale,%20Community%20and%20Religious%20Services/1730.7D.pdf OPNAVINST 1730.1D
  4. - Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains.
  5. Web site: Chief of Chaplains Roster. June 7, 2017. May 17, 2022. Naval History and Heritage Command.
  6. Web site: Ceremony Establishes Naval Chaplains School. April 17, 2007. August 18, 2010. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) John Osborne. Naval Personnel Development Command Public Affairs. dead. U.S. Navy. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629215353/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=28908.
  7. - Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains.
  8. Web site: Webcast: Change of Office for the Chaplains. May 16, 2022. DVIDS.
  9. Stevenson died November 21, 2009, in Williamsburg, Va. He was deputy chief of chaplains from 1980 to 1983. "Former Navy Chief of Chaplains Dies", Navy.mil (USN official website), 11/25/2009. By Capt. Greg Caiazzo, Chaplain Corps Public Affairs. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  10. He is currently serving as Chaplain of the United States Senate. Web site: Barry C. Black - Chaplain . United States Senate website . 2010-08-18.
  11. Web site: Navy News Service – Eye on the Fleet. April 26, 2004. December 3, 2009. U.S. Navy.