Paul K. Hurley

Paul K. Hurley

Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley
24th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born (1961-10-23) October 23, 1961
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1984-1990
2000–present
Rank Major General
Commands held U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Awards

Paul K. Hurley (born October 23, 1961) is currently serving as the 24th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army and is a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

On March 27, 2015, the Senate confirmed Hurley's promotion to Major General and assignment of Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.[1]

He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1984 and served two assignments as a field artillery officer in Germany and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, before he began to discern a call to the priesthood. He resigned his commission in 1990 and attended St. John's Seminary in Boston. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1995 and spent five years as a parish priest in the Archdiocese of Boston before he rejoined the active duty Army Chaplain Corps in 2000. He most recently served as command chaplain for the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.[2]

H. R. McMaster, a fellow 1984 West Point graduate, swore Hurley in on May 22, 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PN263 — Col. Paul K. Hurley".
  2. ↑ https://www.army.mil/article/149477/Hurley_installed_as_new_Army_chief_of_chaplains__pins_on_two_stars
  3. ↑ Julia LeDoux, Pentagram Staff Writer (May 28, 2015). "Hurley installed as new Army chief of chaplains, pins on two stars".
Military offices
Preceded by
Donald L. Rutherford		 Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
2015–present 		Incumbent
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