Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains (DCCH) serves as the chief strategist for the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps and senior coordinating general officer for actions assigned to Assistant Chiefs of Chaplains (Reserve Component) and the USACHCS Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. As directed by the CCH, serves as the intermediate rater for senior-level active duty chaplains. The current DCCH is Chaplain (Brigadier General) William Green Jr.[1]

Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Incumbent CH (BG) William Green Jr. since August 16, 2019
Formation	1942
First holder	CH (BG) George F. Rixey

U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Photo	Denomination	Term began	Term ended
1.	CH (BG) George F. Rixey		Methodist	1942	1945
2.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan		Roman Catholic	April 1946	July 1948
3.	CH (BG) James H. O'Neill		Roman Catholic	August 1948	July 1952
4.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan		Roman Catholic	August 1952	April 1954
5.	CH (BG) Frank A. Tobey		American Baptist	July 1954	October 1958
6.	CH (BG) William J. Moran		Roman Catholic	1958	1966
7.	CH (BG) Francis L. Sampson		Roman Catholic	February 14, 1966	August 17, 1967
8.	CH (BG) Ned R. Graves		Disciples of Christ
12.	CH (BG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt		Lutheran	1970	1971
13.	CH (BG) Aloysius J. McElwee		Roman Catholic	1971	1973
14.	CH (BG) Thaddeus F. Malanowski		Roman Catholic	1973	1978
12.	CH (BG) Kermit D. Johnson		United Presbyterian	1978	1979
13.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Hessian		Roman Catholic	1979	1982
14.	CH (BG) Paul O. Forsberg		Lutheran	1982	1985
15.	CH (BG) Norris L. Einertson		Lutheran	1985	1986
16.	CH (BG) Charles J. McDonnell		Roman Catholic	1986	1989
17.	CH (BG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.		Baptist	1989	1990
18.	CH (BG) Donald W. Shea		Roman Catholic	1990	1994
19.	CH (BG) Gaylord T. Gunhus		Lutheran	November 1, 1994	June 2, 1999
20.	CH (BG) David H. Hicks		Presbyterian (USA)	July 1, 1999	April 13, 2003
21.	CH (BG) Jerome A. Haberek		Roman Catholic	April 14, 2003	September 26, 2005
22.	CH (BG) Douglas L. Carver		Southern Baptist	September 27, 2005	July 11, 2007
23.	CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford		Roman Catholic	November 16, 2007	July 22, 2011
24.	CH (BG) Charles R. Bailey		United Methodist	July 28, 2011	July 31, 2015
25.	CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem		Assembly of God	July 31, 2015[2]	May 30, 2019
26.	CH (BG) William Green Jr.		National Baptist Convention	August 16, 2019	Incumbent

See also

• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
• International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference

References

1. "Deputy Chief of Chaplains". United States Army.
2. "Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (Brigadier General) Thomas L. Solhjem". United States Army.