Donald W. Shea

The Reverend Monsignor

Donald W. Shea
The Reverend Monsignor; Donald W. Shea
	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
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1999
Rank	Major general
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal (3);
Alma mater	Carroll College; Saint Paul Seminary; U.S. Army War College; University of Oklahoma; Long Island University; Central Michigan University;
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 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 School of Divinity 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.

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