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Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
Emblem of the Navy Chaplain Corps
Incumbent RADM Gregory N. Todd since May 16, 2022
United States Navy Chaplain Corps Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Type	Military chaplain
Abbreviation	CHC
Member of	Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Reports to	Secretary of the Navy Chief of Naval Personnel
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 8082
Formation	November 5, 1917
First holder	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. 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." For administrative and personnel matters, the CHC reports to the chief of naval personnel.

The position was created in 1917 to "provide a system of appointing qualified and professional chaplains that meet the needs of the Navy". 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. By statute, the officeholder holds the two-star rank of rear admiral while serving as Chief.

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

List of officeholders

	Name	Photo	Term began	Term ended
1.	CAPT John B. Frazier		November 5, 1917	November 1921
2.	CAPT Evan W. Scott		November 1921	July 1926
3.	CAPT Curtis H. Dickins		July 1926	July 1929
4.	CAPT Sidney K. Evans		July 1929	July 1935
5.	CAPT Edward A. Duff		July 1935	July 1937
6.	CAPT Robert D. Workman		July 1937	July 1945
7.	RADM William N. Thomas		July 1945	September 1949
8.	RADM Stanton W. Salisbury		September 1949	February 1953
9.	RADM Edward B. Harp, Jr.		February 1953	June 1958
10.	RADM George A. Rosso		June 1958	July 1963
11.	RADM J. Floyd Dreith		July 1963	July 1965
12.	RADM James W. Kelly		July 1965	July 1970
13.	RADM Francis L. Garrett		July 1970	July 1975
14.	RADM John J. O'Connor		July 1975	May 1979
15.	RADM Ross H. Trower		May 1979	August 1983
16.	RADM Neil M. Stevenson		August 1983	August 1985
17.	RADM John R. McNamara		August 1985	June 1988
18.	RADM Alvin B. Koeneman		June 1988	August 1991
19.	RADM David E. White		August 1991	August 1994
20.	RADM Donald K. Muchow		August 1994	August 1997
21.	RADM A. Byron Holderby, Jr.		August 1997	August 2000
22.	RADM Barry C. Black		August 2000	August 15, 2003
23.	RADM Louis V. Iasiello		August 16, 2003	June 22, 2006
24.	RADM Robert F. Burt		June 23, 2006	August 26, 2010
25.	RADM Mark L. Tidd		August 27, 2010	August 1, 2014
26.	RADM Margaret G. Kibben		August 2, 2014	July 22, 2018
27.	RADM Brent W. Scott		July 23, 2018	May 16, 2022
28.	RADM Gregory N. Todd		May 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.

See also

• Armed Forces Chaplains Board
• Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
• Chaplain of the Coast Guard
• Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
• International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference

References

1. ^ "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), May 2022" (PDF). MyNavyHR. April 30, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2022.
2. SECNAVINST 1730.1B Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. OPNAVINST 1730.1D Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 8082 - Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains.
5. "Chief of Chaplains Roster". Naval History and Heritage Command. June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
6. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) John Osborne (April 17, 2007). "Ceremony Establishes Naval Chaplains School". U.S. Navy. Naval Personnel Development Command Public Affairs. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. "Webcast: Change of Office for the Chaplains". DVIDS. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
8. 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.
9. He is currently serving as Chaplain of the United States Senate. "Barry C. Black - Chaplain". United States Senate website. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
10. "Navy News Service – Eye on the Fleet". U.S. Navy. April 26, 2004. Retrieved December 3, 2009.

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