Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Seal of the Office of the Chief of Chaplains
Incumbent CH (BG) Jack Stumme since December 5, 2023
Formation	1942
First holder	CH (BG) George F. Rixey

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) Jack Stumme

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) William D. Cleary		Roman Catholic	1945	1946
3.	CH (COL) Patrick J. Ryan		Roman Catholic	April 1946	September 1, 1948
4.	CH (BG) James H. O'Neill		Roman Catholic	September 1, 1948	July 1952
5.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan		Roman Catholic	August 1952	April 1954
6.	CH (BG) Frank A. Tobey		American Baptist	July 1954	October 1958
7.	CH (BG) William J. Moran		Roman Catholic	1958	1966
8.	CH (BG) Francis L. Sampson		Roman Catholic	February 14, 1966	August 17, 1967
9.	CH (BG) Ned R. Graves		Disciples of Christ
10.	CH (BG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt		Lutheran	1970	1971
11.	CH (BG) Aloysius J. McElwee		Roman Catholic	1971	1973
12.	CH (BG) Thaddeus F. Malanowski		Roman Catholic	1973	1978
13.	CH (BG) Kermit D. Johnson		United Presbyterian	1978	1979
14.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Hessian		Roman Catholic	1979	1982
15.	CH (BG) Paul O. Forsberg		Lutheran	1982	1985
16.	CH (BG) Norris L. Einertson		Lutheran	1985	1986
17.	CH (BG) Charles J. McDonnell		Roman Catholic	1986	1989
18.	CH (BG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.		Baptist	1989	1990
19.	CH (BG) Donald W. Shea		Roman Catholic	1990	1994
20.	CH (BG) Gaylord T. Gunhus		Lutheran	November 1, 1994	June 2, 1999
21.	CH (BG) David H. Hicks		Presbyterian (USA)	July 1, 1999	April 13, 2003
22.	CH (BG) Jerome A. Haberek		Roman Catholic	April 14, 2003	September 26, 2005
23.	CH (BG) Douglas L. Carver		Southern Baptist	September 27, 2005	July 11, 2007
24.	CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford		Roman Catholic	November 16, 2007	July 22, 2011
25.	CH (BG) Charles R. Bailey		United Methodist	July 28, 2011	July 31, 2015
26.	CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem		Assembly of God	July 31, 2015 [1]	May 30, 2019
27.	CH (BG) William Green Jr.		National Baptist Convention	August 16, 2019	December 5, 2023
28.	CH (BG) Jack Stumme			December 5, 2023	Incumbent

See also

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

References