TAYN Ep. 51 - Chaplain (MAJ) Chad Gion

Chaplain (MAJ) Chad Gion is a Catholic Priest ordained in 2002.  He has served as a priest in the Diocese of Bismarck in western North Dakota for twenty-one years.  His primary responsibility has been as a pastor at various parishes across the Diocese. Chaplain Gion’s military service began in 2013 when he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the North Dakota Army National Guard.  Chaplain Gion was deployed to Kosovo for three months to provide chaplain support to the 30th Armored Brigade, an Army Guard unit from North Carolina.  His first assignment was as chaplain to the 1/112th Aviation Battalion.  In 2018 he was transferred to the 164th Engineering Battalion where he served for 4 years. Chaplain Gion is currently assigned to 68th Troop Command.

Chaplain Gion graduated from Regent Public High School, ND in 1994.  He received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from North Dakota State University.  He attended the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN where he received a master’s in divinity in 2002. Chaplain  Gion completed the Basic Officer Leadership Course in 2014, Captain’s Career Course in 2018, and ILE in 2024.

He lives and works in Sioux County, North Dakota, the northern portion of the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation.  He is the pastor of the Catholic Indian Mission, consisting of five parishes and Saint Bernard Mission School (K-8).In August of 2024, Chaplain  (MAJ) Gion was hired to serve as the State Support Chaplain for the North Dakota National Guard. In this role, he develops training events for the North Dakota Chaplain Corps. He provides direct support to the full-time staff of the North Dakota National Guard.