Senate Chaplain
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The Senate Chaplain is the spiritual leader and counselor for the United States Senate, offering prayers, pastoral care, and religious guidance to senators and staff.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Senate Chaplain canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chaplaincy
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official position ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
United States Senate
NERFINISHED
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vote of the Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| domain |
pastoral counseling
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religious services ⓘ spiritual care ⓘ |
| employer | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
non-legislative role
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spiritually focused role ⓘ supports separation of powers by serving legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
conduct religious services and ceremonies
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coordinate guest chaplains ⓘ lead memorial services and funerals ⓘ offer opening prayers for Senate sessions ⓘ offer prayers at official Senate events ⓘ offer spiritual counseling ⓘ provide pastoral care to Senate staff ⓘ provide pastoral care to senators ⓘ provide religious guidance ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Office of the Chaplain of the United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
access to senators for confidential counseling
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participation in official Senate ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
offer ethical and moral guidance upon request
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organize voluntary religious activities for senators and staff ⓘ provide crisis counseling ⓘ support religious diversity in the Senate community ⓘ |
| inception | 1789 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | rules of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nonPartisan | true ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | Senate Chaplain ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Barry C. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | varies by officeholder ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso | House Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by majority vote of the Senate ⓘ |
| serves |
Senate families
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Senate staff ⓘ United States senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | indefinite ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States Capitol
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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