Louis Iasiello

The Reverend

Louis V. Iasiello

OFM
Rear Admiral Fr. Louis V. Iasiello
23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
Birth nameLouis Vito Iasiello Jr.[1]
Born (1950-09-06) 6 September 1950 (age 74)
Staten Island, New York
AllegianceUSA
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1981–2006
RankRear Admiral

Louis V. Iasiello, OFM, USN (born 6 September 1950) is a Catholic priest and retired US Navy officer who served as the 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2003 to 2006.[2][3]

He is a well known Just War theorist,[4] For 18 months after his retirement from the Navy, he was the president of Washington Theological Union.[2][4][5] He accepted a position as a Professor of Humanities at Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, in 2010.[6]

  1. ^ Martin, H. Lawrence (1984). "Appendix V: List of USNR-R Chaplains Arranged Alphabetically with Rank and Faith Group (As This Volume Was Prepared for Publication)". History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. Vol. VIII. U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. p. 224. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Retired Rear Admiral Louis V. Iasiello, OFM, Takes Reins as President of Washington Theological Union". Catholic PR Wire. 12 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Navy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Terrorism and Just War: A Woodstock RoundTable Discussion". Catholic News Service. 21 August 2006. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Statement by Tricia Lloyd, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Washington Theological Union (WTU)". PR Newswire. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Josephinum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).