Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy

Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
Incumbent RADM Margaret G. Kibben since August 2, 2014
Formation	November 5, 1917
First holder	CAPT John B. Frazier
Website	Official Website

Emblem, U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps

House Chaplain James Shera Montgomery and Speaker William Bankhead welcome Navy Chief of Chaplains Edward A. Duff, the first Navy chaplain in 117 years (since 1820) to open a House session as guest chaplain, March 25, 1937

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) is the Senior Chaplain in the Navy, the Head of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, and the Director of Religious Ministry Support for the Department of the Navy.^[1] He or she advises the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard "on all matters pertaining to religion within the Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard."^[2]

The position was created in 1917 to "provide a system of appointing qualified and professional chaplains that meet the needs of the Navy".^[3][4] The current CCHN is Rear Admiral Margaret G. Kibben, the first female to hold this office.

U.S. Navy Chiefs of Chaplains

	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.	CAPT William N. Thomas		July 1945	September 1949
8.	RADM Staton 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 Joseph F. Dreith		July 1952	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[5]		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[6]		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	Incumbent

Chief of Chaplains hallway

Chaplains Trower, Stevenson, Koeneman, White, and Black at the dedication of the 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.^[7]

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

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