Royal Canadian Chaplain Service
| Royal Canadian Chaplain Service | |
|---|---|
| Service de l'aumônerie royal canadien | |
| Active | 1969–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Type | Military chaplain |
| Mottos |
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| March | "Ode to Joy" |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Lisa Pacarynuk (as Chaplain General), Brigadier-General Stéphane Racle (as Director General, Military Personnel Chaplain Division) |
The Royal Canadian Chaplain Service (French: Service de l'aumônerie royal canadien) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces that has approximately 264 Regular Force chaplains and 135 Reserve Force chaplains representing the Christian, Muslim and Jewish, Buddhist and Indigenous faiths. From 1969 to 2014 it was named the Chaplain Branch. It was renamed on October 16, 2014.