Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force (CCHAF) is the commanding officer of the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps

United States Air Force Chaplain Corps

The Chaplain Corps of the United States Air Force consists of enlisted chaplain assistants and clergy who become commissioned Air Force officers, endorsed and ordained by their particular religious organization...

. The current CCHAF is Major General Cecil R. Richardson

Cecil R. Richardson

Chaplain Cecil R. Richardson, USAF is the 16th and current Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. He was appointed to this assignment on May 28, 2008....

U.S. Air Force Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Term began	Term ended
1.	Maj Gen Charles I. Carpenter Charles I. Carpenter Charles I. Carpenter was the first Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.-Early life and education:Born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1906, Carpenter was an ordained Methodist pastor. He was a graduate of Bucknell University and Drew University....	June 11, 1948	August 14, 1958
2.	Maj Gen Terence P. Finnegan Terence P. Finnegan -Biography:Born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1904, Finnegan was an ordained Roman Catholic priest. He was a graduate of St. Thomas Seminary and St. Mary's Seminary and University. In 1956, he was given the title of Monsignor by Pope Pius XII. He passed away on January 17, 1990.-Career:Finnegan was...	August 15, 1958	July 1, 1962
3.	Maj Gen Robert P. Taylor Robert P. Taylor Chaplain Robert Preston Taylor, USAF was an American military officer who served as the 3rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. A graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, he notably served as a chaplain during World War II and was a Prisoner of War and survivor of the Bataan...	September 1, 1962	July 31, 1966
4.	Maj Gen Edwin R. Chess Edwin R. Chess -Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1913, Chess is an ordained Roman Catholic priest. He attended Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary and DePaul University. In 1962, he was given the title of Monsignor by Pope John XXIII.-Career:...	August 1, 1966	August 1, 1970
5.	Maj Gen Roy M. Terry Roy M. Terry -Biography:Born in Brooklyn, New York, Terry later moved to Danbury, Connecticut and was an ordained Methodist pastor. He was a graduate of Syracuse University and Yale Divinity School. Terry passed away on May 12, 1988.-Career:...	August 10, 1970	August 1, 1974
6.	Maj Gen Henry J. Meade Henry J. Meade Henry J. Meade was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1925, Meade was an ordained Roman Catholic priest. He graduated from Saint Anselm College and Saint John's Seminary. Meade died on June 22, 2006.-Career:...	August 2, 1974	August 1, 1978
7.	Maj Gen Richard Carr Richard Carr (chaplain) Richard Carr was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.-Biography:Born in El Centro, California in 1925, Carr was an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Whitworth College and Fuller Theological Seminary. Carr married Jeanne Robertson, with whom he had...	November 1, 1978	July 31, 1982
8.	Maj Gen John A. Collins John A. Collins John A. Collins was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1931, Collins was an ordained Roman Catholic priest in the Redemptorist Order. Collins passed away on May 7, 2003 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.-Career:Collins joined the...	August 1, 1982	November 1, 1985
9.	Maj Gen Stuart E. Barstad Stuart E. Barstad Chaplain Stuart E. Barstad, USAF was an American Air Force officer who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force from 1985 to 1988.-Biography:...	November 2, 1985	November 1, 1988
10.	Maj Gen John P. McDonough John P. McDonough (chaplain) John P. McDonough is a former Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1928, McDonough is an ordained Roman Catholic priest...	December 1, 1988	December 1, 1991
11.	Maj Gen Donald J. Harlin Donald J. Harlin -Biography:A native of New York City, Harlin is an ordained Baptist pastor. He is a graduate of Nyack College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.-Career:Harlin joined the United States Air Force in 1965 and was stationed at Minot Air Force Base...	December 2, 1991	August 1, 1995
12.	Maj Gen Arthur S. Thomas Arthur S. Thomas Arthur S. Thomas is a former Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.-Biography:A native of Mankato, Minnesota, Thomas is an ordained Roman Catholic priest. He is a graduate of Mankato State College and the Graduate Theological Union...	August 1, 1995	August 1, 1997
13.	Maj Gen William J. Dendinger William Joseph Dendinger William Joseph Dendinger is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the seventh and current Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska.-Biography:...	June 1, 1997	May 1, 2001
14.	Maj Gen Lorraine K. Potter Lorraine K. Potter Lorraine K. Potter is a former Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force and was the first female chaplain in the United States Air Force.-Biography:...	May 24, 2001	June 1, 2004
15.	Maj Gen Charles C. Baldwin Charles C. Baldwin Charles C. Baldwin is a former Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.-Biography:A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Baldwin is an ordained Southern Baptist pastor. He is a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary...	June 2, 2004	May 27, 2008
16.	Maj Gen Cecil R. Richardson Cecil R. Richardson Chaplain Cecil R. Richardson, USAF is the 16th and current Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. He was appointed to this assignment on May 28, 2008....	May 28, 2008	Incumbent

U.S. Air Force Chiefs of Chaplains

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