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|62.||[[Barry Black|Barry C. Black]] || [[File:Barry Black.jpg|50px]] ||[[Christianity|Christian]] || [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] || July 7, 2003 | |62.||[[Barry Black|Barry C. Black]] || [[File:Barry Black.jpg|50px]] ||[[Christianity|Christian]] || [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] || July 7, 2003 | ||
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| + | Denomination Totals: | ||
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| + | Episcopalian = 19 | ||
| + | Methodist = 17 | ||
| + | Presbyterian = 14 | ||
| + | Baptist = 6 | ||
| + | Unitarian = 2 | ||
| + | Congregationalist = 1 | ||
| + | Lutheran = 1 | ||
| + | Roman Catholic = 1 | ||
| + | Seventh-day Adventist = 1 | ||
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| + | Total: 62 | ||
Revision as of 06:35, June 6, 2020
The chaplain is a clergyman elected by the Senate to open its daily sessions with a prayer. The chaplain is also available as an adviser and counselor to Senators, Senators' families, and congressional employees.[1]
References
List of Senate chaplains
The website for the U.S. Senate includes the following list of past and present Senate Chaplains:[1]
Denomination Totals:
Episcopalian = 19 Methodist = 17 Presbyterian = 14 Baptist = 6 Unitarian = 2 Congregationalist = 1 Lutheran = 1 Roman Catholic = 1 Seventh-day Adventist = 1
Total: 62
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