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The following list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.In most cases, besides specific sources, the current representatives' religious affiliations are those mentioned in regular researches by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center.
Mihovil Pavlinović – Roman Catholic priest, writer, and People's Party representative in the Diet of Dalmatia, Croatian Parliament and Austro-Hungarian Imperial Council; Gabriel Richard – French Roman Catholic priest who became a delegate from Michigan Territory to the US House of Representatives
The chaplain of the United States House of Representatives is chosen to "perform ceremonial, symbolic, and pastoral duties". [4] These responsibilities include opening House sessions with a prayer or coordinating the delivery of the prayer by guest chaplains recommended by members of the House. [5] [6] [7]
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute. [1] Subcategories of religious orders are: canons regular (canons and canonesses regular who recite the Divine Office and serve a church and perhaps a parish);
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
He was the first of two Catholic priests (the other being Robert John Cornell of Wisconsin) to serve as a voting member of Congress. [2] [note 1] Drinan sat on various House committees, and served as the chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the House Judiciary Committee. He was also a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention.
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The selection of the 59th Chaplain of the House of Representatives was a controversial process prior to Coughlin's eventual selection. [12] Then House Speaker Dennis Hastert appointed a bipartisan search committee made up of 18 congressional members to recommend a new chaplain to him, but when that committee reportedly recommended a Roman Catholic priest, Father Timothy O'Brien (selected by ...