Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service

The Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service provides chaplains to the Royal Navy. The chaplains are commissioned by the Sovereign but do not hold military rank other than that of "Chaplain Royal Navy". They are usually addressed as Padre, Reverend or more informally Bish. Chaplains are recruited from a number of Christian denominations.

The senior chaplain in the Royal Navy is currently Ian Wheatley. Wheatley, an Anglican priest, is also the Archdeacon for the Royal Navy. He took over from Scott Brown who retired after 22 years service.^[1]

Training[]

Chaplains undergo training at Britannia Royal Naval College alongside other Royal Navy officer cadets. After completing the course they may opt to earn their "Dolphins" and serve in the Submarine Service or the green beret (upon completion of the All Arms Commando Course) and serve with the Royal Marines.

Chaplains of the Fleet[]

The role of Chaplain of the Fleet, being Head of the Naval Chaplains, was established on 13 May 1859, and was originally attached to the role of Senior Chaplain at Greenwich Hospital^[2] and was also the Inspector of Naval Schools.

1859–1865: Unknown
1865–1871: William Guise-Tucker^[3]
1871–1875: Unknown
23 November 1876 – 1882 (retd): John Cawston^[4]^[5]
1882–1888: John Harbord^[6]
1888 – 17 January 1899 (retd): John Cox-Edwards^[7]^[8]
1899 – 1 March 1901 (retd): John Berry^[9]
1901 – 6 October 1906 (retd): Stuart Harris^[10]
1906 – 1 December 1917 (retd): Hugh Wood^[11]^[12]
1917–1924: Charles Ingles^[13]
1924 – 29 January 1929 (retd): Robert McKew^[14]
1929–1933: Walter Knight-Adkin^[15]
1933–1935: Charles Peshall^[16]
1935 – 4 October 1938 (retd): Arthur Gilbertson^[17]^[18]
1938–1943: Thomas Crick^[19]
1943–1947: John Wilson
1947 – 15 May 1952: Leonard Coulshaw^[20]^[21]
1952–1956: Noel Chamberlain
1956–1960: Darrell Bunt
1960 – 5 March 1963 (retd): John Armstrong^[22]
15 May 1963 – 18 March 1966 (retd): Raymond Richardson^[22]^[23]
18 March 1966 – 6 May 1969: Christopher Prior^[23]^[24]
8 April 1969 – 9 June 1972 (retd): Ambrose Weekes^[25]^[26]
14 April 1972 – 1975: Chandos Morgan^[27]
4 December 1975 – 1980: Basil O'Ferrall^[28]
28 March 1980 – 1984: Raymond Roberts^[29]
11 June 1984 – 1989: Noël Jones^[30]
1989–1994: Michael Henley
1994–1997: Michael Bucks
1997–1999: Simon Golding^[31]
1999–2000: Charles Stewart
2000–2002: Simon Golding^[31]
2002–2006: Barry Hammett
2006–2010: John Green^[32]
2010–2014: Scott J Brown ^[32]^[33]
2014–present: Ian Wheatley^[34]

References[]

↑ http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/january/05/150105-chaplain-of-fleet-retires
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↑ The Times, 7 March 1900, page 6
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↑ "No. 26720". 10 March 1896. p. 1612. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26720/page/1612
↑ "No. 27047". 31 January 1899. p. 603. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27047/page/603
↑ "No. 27291". 10 December 1909. p. 1578. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27291/page/1578
↑ "No. 27956". 9 October 1906. p. 6790. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27956/page/6790
↑ "No. 28316". 10 December 1909. p. 9414. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28316/page/9414
↑ "No. 30417". 7 December 1917. p. 12812. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30417/page/12812
↑ "No. 32846". 20 July 1923. p. 4988. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32846/page/4988
↑ "No. 33166". 28 May 1926. p. 3455. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33166/page/3455
↑ "No. 33506". 14 June 1929. p. 3943. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33506/page/3943
↑ "No. 34043". 20 April 1934. p. 2545. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34043/page/2545
↑ "No. 34279". 29 April 1936. p. 2767. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34279/supplement/2767
↑ "No. 34560". 11 October 1938. p. 6338. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34560/page/6338
↑ "No. 34814". 19 March 1940. p. 1629. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34814/page/1629
↑ "No. 38189". 27 January 1948. p. 662. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38189/page/662
↑ "No. 39606". 25 July 1952. p. 3999. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39606/page/3999
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 "No. 42972". 19 April 1963. p. 3378. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42972/page/3378
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 "No. 43836". 10 December 1965. p. 11545. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43836/page/11545
↑ "No. 44805". 7 March 1969. p. 2629. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44805/supplement/2629
↑ "No. 44754". 30 December 1968. p. 13908. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44754/supplement/13908
↑ "No. 45626". 20 March 1972. p. 3439. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45626/supplement/3439
↑ "No. 45510". 1 November 1971. p. 11849. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45510/supplement/11849
↑ "No. 46747". 24 November 1975. p. 14941. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46747/supplement/14941
↑ "No. 48130". 17 March 1980. p. 4155. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48130/supplement/4155
↑ "No. 49800". 9 July 1984. p. 9431. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49800/supplement/9431
↑ ^31.0 ^31.1 ‘GOLDING, Ven. Simon Jefferies’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 accessed 25 November 2012
↑ ^32.0 ^32.1 "No. 59593". 1 November 2010. p. 21037. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59593/supplement/21037
↑ Royal Navy – Chaplain of the Fleet (Retrieved 7 June 2012)
↑ "No. 61084". 23 December 2014. p. 24746. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61084/supplement/24746

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[1] ttp://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/january/05/150105-chaplain-of-fleet-retires

[2] "No. 22268". 27 May 1859. p. 2107. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22268/page/2107

[3] Malta Family History – Army, Navy and Air Force Chaplains 1800–1960

[4] "No. 24386". 24 November 1876. p. 6301. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24386/page/6301

[5] The Times, 7 March 1900, page 6

[6] "No. 25777". 14 January 1888. p. 420. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25777/page/420

[7] "No. 26720". 10 March 1896. p. 1612. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26720/page/1612

[8] "No. 27047". 31 January 1899. p. 603. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27047/page/603

[9] "No. 27291". 10 December 1909. p. 1578. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27291/page/1578

[10] "No. 27956". 9 October 1906. p. 6790. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27956/page/6790

[11] "No. 28316". 10 December 1909. p. 9414. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28316/page/9414

[12] "No. 30417". 7 December 1917. p. 12812. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30417/page/12812

[13] "No. 32846". 20 July 1923. p. 4988. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32846/page/4988

[14] "No. 33166". 28 May 1926. p. 3455. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33166/page/3455

[15] "No. 33506". 14 June 1929. p. 3943. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33506/page/3943

[16] "No. 34043". 20 April 1934. p. 2545. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34043/page/2545

[17] "No. 34279". 29 April 1936. p. 2767. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34279/supplement/2767

[18] "No. 34560". 11 October 1938. p. 6338. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34560/page/6338

[19] "No. 34814". 19 March 1940. p. 1629. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34814/page/1629

[20] "No. 38189". 27 January 1948. p. 662. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38189/page/662

[21] "No. 39606". 25 July 1952. p. 3999. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39606/page/3999

[LG42972-22] 22.0 ^22.1 "No. 42972". 19 April 1963. p. 3378. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42972/page/3378

[LG43836-23] 23.0 ^23.1 "No. 43836". 10 December 1965. p. 11545. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43836/page/11545

[24] "No. 44805". 7 March 1969. p. 2629. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44805/supplement/2629

[25] "No. 44754". 30 December 1968. p. 13908. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44754/supplement/13908

[26] "No. 45626". 20 March 1972. p. 3439. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45626/supplement/3439

[27] "No. 45510". 1 November 1971. p. 11849. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45510/supplement/11849

[28] "No. 46747". 24 November 1975. p. 14941. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46747/supplement/14941

[29] "No. 48130". 17 March 1980. p. 4155. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48130/supplement/4155

[30] "No. 49800". 9 July 1984. p. 9431. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49800/supplement/9431

[Golding-31] 31.0 ^31.1 ‘GOLDING, Ven. Simon Jefferies’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 accessed 25 November 2012

[LG59593-32] 32.0 ^32.1 "No. 59593". 1 November 2010. p. 21037. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59593/supplement/21037

[33] Royal Navy – Chaplain of the Fleet (Retrieved 7 June 2012)

[LG_23_December_2014-34] "No. 61084". 23 December 2014. p. 24746. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61084/supplement/24746

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