| Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy | |
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 Emblem of the Navy Chaplain Corps | |
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| 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 | Thepresident withSenateadvice and consent |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 8082 |
| Formation | November 5, 1917 |
| First holder | CAPTJohn B. Frazier |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy/Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps |
| Website | Official website |
Thechief of chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) is the highest-rankingmilitary chaplain in theUnited States Navy and head of theUnited States Navy Chaplain Corps. As part of theOffice of the Chief of Naval Operations andDepartment 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 thesecretary of the Navy, thechief of naval operations and, where appropriate, thecommandant of the Marine Corps andcommandant 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 thechief 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 thepresident of the United States, must be an active-duty officer of theChaplain Corps above the rank ofcommander 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 appointmentat his pleasure.[4] By statute, the officeholder holds the two-star rank ofrear admiral while serving as Chief.[4]
The current CHC is Rear AdmiralGregory N. Todd, aLutheran, who assumed office on May 16, 2022.[7]
| Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | |
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| 1. | CAPTJohn B. Frazier |  | November 5, 1917 | November 1921 |
| 2. | CAPTEvan W. Scott |  | November 1921 | July 1926 |
| 3. | CAPTCurtis H. Dickins |  | July 1926 | July 1929 |
| 4. | CAPTSidney K. Evans |  | July 1929 | July 1935 |
| 5. | CAPTEdward A. Duff |  | July 1935 | July 1937 |
| 6. | CAPTRobert D. Workman |  | July 1937 | July 1945 |
| 7. | RADMWilliam N. Thomas | .jpg) | July 1945 | September 1949 |
| 8. | RADMStanton W. Salisbury | .jpg) | September 1949 | February 1953 |
| 9. | RADMEdward B. Harp, Jr. |  | February 1953 | June 1958 |
| 10. | RADMGeorge A. Rosso |  | June 1958 | July 1963 |
| 11. | RADMJ. Floyd Dreith |  | July 1963 | July 1965 |
| 12. | RADMJames W. Kelly |  | July 1965 | July 1970 |
| 13. | RADMFrancis L. Garrett |  | July 1970 | July 1975 |
| 14. | RADMJohn J. O'Connor |  | July 1975 | May 1979 |
| 15. | RADMRoss H. Trower |  | May 1979 | August 1983 |
| 16. | RADMNeil M. Stevenson[8] |  | August 1983 | August 1985 |
| 17. | RADMJohn R. McNamara |  | August 1985 | June 1988 |
| 18. | RADMAlvin B. Koeneman |  | June 1988 | August 1991 |
| 19. | RADMDavid E. White |  | August 1991 | August 1994 |
| 20. | RADMDonald K. Muchow |  | August 1994 | August 1997 |
| 21. | RADMA. Byron Holderby, Jr. |  | August 1997 | August 2000 |
| 22. | RADMBarry C. Black[9] |  | August 2000 | August 15, 2003 |
| 23. | RADMLouis V. Iasiello |  | August 16, 2003 | June 22, 2006 |
| 24. | RADMRobert F. Burt |  | June 23, 2006 | August 26, 2010 |
| 25. | RADMMark L. Tidd |  | August 27, 2010 | August 1, 2014 |
| 26. | RADMMargaret G. Kibben |  | August 2, 2014 | July 22, 2018 |
| 27. | RADMBrent W. Scott | .jpg) | July 23, 2018 | May 16, 2022 |
| 28. | RADMGregory N. Todd | | May 16, 2022 | Incumbent |
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 dedicationceremony, including Barry C. Black, Alvin B. Koeneman, Neil M. Stevenson, Ross H. Trower, and David F. White.[10]
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