The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CCHN) is the Senior Chaplain in the Navy, the Head of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps

United States Navy Chaplain Corps

The Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy consists of ordained clergy who are commissioned naval officers. Their principal purpose is to "promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy," which includes the Navy and the United States...

, and the Director of Religious Ministry Support for the Department of the Navy. He or she advises the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Commandant of the Marine Corps

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is normally the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

, the Chief of Naval Operations

Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Navy. The office is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy...

, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard

Commandant of the Coast Guard

The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard is the highest ranking member of the United States Coast Guard. The Commandant is normally the only four-star Admiral in the Coast Guard and is appointed for a four-year term by the President of the United States upon confirmation by the United...

 "on all matters pertaining to religion within the Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard."

The position was created in 1917 to "provide a system of appointing qualified and professional chaplains that meet the needs of the Navy". The current CCHN is Rear Admiral Mark L. Tidd

Mark L. Tidd

Chaplain Mark L. Tidd, USN, is the 25th and current Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He was appointed to this assignment on August 27, 2010.-Background:...

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U.S. Navy Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Photo	Term began	Term ended
1.	CAPT John B. Frazier John B. Frazier Captain John Brown Frazier, USN was an American Navy officer who served as the 1st Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 1917 to 1921.- Further reading :...		November 5, 1917	November 1921
2.	CAPT Evan W. Scott Evan W. Scott Captain Evan Walter Scott, USN was an American Navy officer who served as the 2nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 1921 to 1926.- Further reading :...		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. Russo		June 1958	July 1963
11.	RADM Joseph F. 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 John R. McNamara Chaplain John R. McNamara, USN was an American Navy officer who served as the 17th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 1985 to 1988.- Further reading :...		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 Louis Iasiello Rear Admiral Louis V. Iasiello, USN is a retired American Navy officer who served as the 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2003 to 2006. He is a well known Just War theorist, and his PhD dissertation is entitled: Jus In Bello: Key Issues for a Contemporary Assessment of Just...		August 16, 2003	June 22, 2006
24.	RADM Robert F. Burt Robert F. Burt Chaplain Robert F. Burt, USN, is an American Navy officer who served as the 24th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2006 to 2010.-External links:...		June 23, 2006	August 26, 2010
25.	RADM Mark L. Tidd Mark L. Tidd Chaplain Mark L. Tidd, USN, is the 25th and current Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He was appointed to this assignment on August 27, 2010.-Background:...		August 27, 2010	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

Ceremony

A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin.-Ceremonial occasions:A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a human life, marking the significance of, for example:* birth...

, including Barry C. Black, Alvin B. Koeneman, Neil M. Stevenson, Ross H. Trower, and David F. White.

See also

• Armed Forces Chaplains Board
  Armed Forces Chaplains Board
  The Armed Forces Chaplains Board is an organizational entity within the United States Department of Defense established to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on religious, ethical, and moral matters, in addition to a number of policy...
  
  
• Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
• Chaplain of the Coast Guard
  Chaplain of the Coast Guard
  The Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard is the senior chaplain of the United States Coast Guard and is attached to USCG Headquarters in Washington, D.C. as a United States Navy Chaplain Corps officer who reports directly to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The current Chaplain of the...
  
  
• Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
  Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
  The Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps is a position always filled by the officer serving as Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy as a "dual hatted" billet since 2000...
  
  
• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
  Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
  In the United States armed forces, the Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States are the senior service chaplains who lead and represent the Chaplain Corps of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force...
  
  
• Military Chaplain#Annual International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference