Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Chief of Chaplains of the
United States Army
Incumbent
CH (MG) Paul K. Hurley
since May 22, 2015
Formation June 4, 1920
First holder CH (COL) John T. Axton
Website Official Website

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army (CCH) is the chief supervising officer of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. (Chaplains do not hold commanding authority).[1] From 1775 to 1920, chaplains were attached to separate units. The Office of the Chief of Chaplains was created by the National Defense Act of 1920 in order to better organize the Chaplaincy.[2] The current CCH is Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley.

U.S. Army Chiefs of Chaplains

NamePhotoTerm beganTerm ended
1.CH (COL) John T. AxtonJuly 15, 1920April 6, 1928
2.CH (COL) Edmund P. EasterbrookApril 7, 1928December 22, 1929
3.CH (COL) Julian E. YatesDecember 23, 1929December 22, 1933
4.CH (COL) Alva J. BrastedDecember 23, 1933December 22, 1937
5.CH (MG) William R. ArnoldDecember 23, 1937February 14, 1945
6.CH (MG) Luther D. MillerApril 12, 1945August 1, 1949
7.CH (MG) Roy H. ParkerAugust 2, 1949May 27, 1952
8.CH (MG) Ivan L. BennettMay 28, 1952April 30, 1954
9.CH (MG) Patrick J. RyanMay 1, 1954October 30, 1958
10.CH (MG) Frank A. TobeyNovember 1, 1958October 31, 1962
11.CH (MG) Charles E. Brown, Jr.November 1, 1962July 31, 1967
12.CH (MG) Francis L. SampsonAugust 1, 1967July 31, 1971
13.CH (MG) Gerhardt W. HyattAugust 3, 1971July 29, 1975
14.CH (MG) Orris E. KellyAugust 1, 1975July 1, 1979
15.CH (MG) Kermit D. JohnsonJuly 2, 1979June 30, 1982
16.CH (MG) Patrick J. HessianJuly 1, 1982June 30, 1986
17.CH (MG) Norris L. EinertsonJuly 1, 1986August 26, 1990
18.CH (MG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.August 27, 1990August 6, 1994
19.CH (MG) Donald W. SheaAugust 7, 1994May 31, 1999
20.CH (MG) Gaylord T. GunhusJuly 1, 1999July 28, 2003
21.CH (MG) David H. HicksAugust 16, 2003July 11, 2007
22.CH (MG) Douglas L. CarverJuly 12, 2007July 21, 2011
23.CH (MG) Donald L. RutherfordJuly 22, 2011May 21, 2015
24.CH (MG) Paul K. HurleyMay 22, 2015Incumbent
2008 meeting of current and former Army Chiefs of Chaplains, Arlington, VA

See also

References

  1. ↑ Army Command Policy (PDF). Department of the Army. 2010.
  2. ↑ Army Birthdays. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
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