Donald W. Shea
Donald W. Shea | |
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Official portrait of CH (MG) Shea, 1994 | |
| Birth name | Donald William Shea |
| Born | April 15, 1936 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 2016 (aged 80) Kalispell, Montana, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1966–1999 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH) |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
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| Alma mater | |
| Church | Catholic (Latin Church) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 2, 1962 |
| Rank | Protonotary apostolic (2002) |
Donald William Shea (April 15, 1936 – May 18, 2016) was an American Army officer and Catholic priest who served as the 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1994 to 1999.
Shea went to seminary at the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena in 1962, Brigadier General Shea was granted the honorary title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II in 1991. He was designated a protonotary apostolic supernumerary in 2002 after his military retirement and return to Montana in 1999. He is one of four alumni of the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN to become the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, the other three being Patrick J. Ryan, Francis L. Sampson, and Patrick J. Hessian.