Latin: capella, chapel  A priest authorized to conduct
liturgical functions in the army, or for an ecclesiastical
association, a lay religious community, an institution, etc. The
right of appointing chaplains for ecclesiastical institutions
belongs to the local Ordinary, except for religious who appoint
chaplains within their own territory, in which case the consent
of the Ordinary is required should the chaplain chosen by the
religious superior be one of the secular clergy. During his term
of office the chaplain can bless the habit or insignia, the
scapulars, etc., of the association, and invest the new members
with them. For a just cause a chaplain may be removed from
office by those who appointed him as well as by their successors
or superiors. The chaplains of communities of non-exempt lay
religious are appointed by the Ordinary; those of exempt
religious by the religious superior. The chaplain has not
parochial rights over the community. Accordingly the
administration of Viaticum and Extreme Unction rest