Louis Iasiello

The Reverend

Louis V. Iasiello

Rear Admiral Fr. Louis V. Iasiello
23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
Birth nameLouis Vito Iasiello Jr.
Born (1950-09-06) 6 September 1950
Staten Island, New York
AllegianceUSA
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.

He is a well known Just War theorist. For 18 months after his retirement from the Navy, he was the president of Washington Theological Union. He accepted a position as a professor of humanities at Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, in 2010. In 2024 he accepted the position of Academic Dean at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.