Monsignor Terence Patrick Finnegan (March 21, 1904 – January 17, 1990) was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.

Born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1904,[1] Finnegan was an ordained Roman Catholic priest.

Finnegan was originally commissioned an officer in the United States Army Reserve in 1937.

During World War II, he served in the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

[citation needed] In addition, he was the second person honored with the Norwich Native Son Award in 1969.