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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). From 1775 to 1920,
chaplains A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intel ...
were attached to separate units. The Office of the Chief of Chaplains was created by the
National Defense Act of 1920 The National Defense Act of 1920 (or Kahn Act) was sponsored by United States Representative Julius Kahn, Republican of California. This legislation updated the National Defense Act of 1916 to reorganize the United States Army and decentral ...
in order to better organize the Chaplaincy.Army Birthdays
Retrieved July 6, 2010. The current CCH is Chaplain (Major General) Thomas L. Solhjem.


U.S. Army Chiefs of Chaplains


See also

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Armed Forces Chaplains Board The Armed Forces Chaplains Board (AFCB) 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, ...
* Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army * Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States *
International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference The International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference is an organization of the principal leaders of the national groups of military chaplains. Begun as a conference of the heads of chaplaincies of countries in the NATO alliance, it has expande ...


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