Editing Chapel (section)

== Types ==
Common uses of the word chapel today include:
[[File:Christ the King Chapel (Christendom College) - 2.jpg|thumb|[[Christ the King Chapel (Christendom College)|Christ the King Chapel]] on the campus of [[Christendom College]] is an example of a college chapel.]]
*Ambassador's chapel – originally created to allow ambassadors from Catholic countries to worship whilst on duty in [[Protestant]] countries.
*Bishop's chapel – in Anglican and Roman Catholic [[canon law]], bishops have the right to have a chapel in their own home, even when travelling (such personal chapels may be granted only as a favor to other priests)
* [[Cappella gentilizia]] - a type of private mortuary chapel used for burials; commonly found in the cemeteries of Italy.
* Cemetery chapel - an indoor venue in a [[cemetery]] where families, friends  and clergy gather for funeral services including music, eulogies, pastoral prayers and meditation. It additionally protects them from rain, summertime heat or cold wintry weather. 
*[[Chapel of ease]] – constructed in large parishes to allow parishioners easy access to a church or chapel.
*Chapel of rest – not a place of worship as such, but a comfortably decorated room in a [[funeral director]]'s premises, where family and friends can view the deceased before a funeral.
*College chapel - located on college or university campuses that are or were once affiliated with a religion
*Family chapel - private chapel for royal families are other wealthy families.
*Funeral chapel – a venue for [[funeral]]s or memorial services/celebrations of life/services of remembrance at a [[funeral home]]. In the case of cremation services, families and visitors would gather in a [[crematorium]] (''crematory'' or ''cremation center'' in the United States).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.funeralpartners.co.uk/help-advice/arranging-a-funeral/what-happens-at-a-cremation-service/ | title=What Happens at a Cremation Service? }}</ref>
*Hospital chapel – location for praying for the sick or recently deceased. It can be used for memorial services or celebrations of life. 
*[[Lady chapel]] – really a form of side chapel, but notable separately as such chapels are common in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the [[Anglican Communion]]. They are dedicated to the [[veneration]] of the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]].
*Mausoleum chapel also known as a Chapel mausoleum - a cemetery chapel featuring [[mausoleum]]s where families, friends and clergy gather for funeral services including eulogies, pastoral prayers and meditation, but not music in some locations. It additionally keeps them from enduring weather conditions of summertime heat, cold wintry weather or rain.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mausoleums.com/inside-the-chapel-mausoleum | title=Inside the Chapel Mausoleum | date=20 April 2013 }}</ref> 
*Military chapel – U.S. military bases often have chapels designated for use by varying denominations. As no specific denomination or faith is the "owner", such a site is commonly referred to as a chapel instead of a church, mosque, or synagogue. Service members can often receive services for nondenominational Christian, Roman Catholic, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, as well as information for other services in the local area.
*[[Multifaith space|Multifaith chapel]] – found within hospitals, airports and universities, etc.; often converted from being exclusively Christian.
*Side-chapel – a chapel within a cathedral or larger church building.
*Summer chapel – a small church in a resort area that functions only during the summer when vacationers are present.
*Wayside chapel or country chapel – small chapels in the countryside
*[[Wedding chapel]] – a venue for [[wedding]]s.

The first airport chapel was created in 1951 in [[Boston]] for airport workers but grew to include travelers. It was originally Catholic, but chapels today are often multifaith.<ref>{{cite news|last1= Cadge|first1= Wendy|title= As you travel, pause and take a look at airport chapels|url= https://theconversation.com/as-you-travel-pause-and-take-a-look-at-airport-chapels-87578|access-date= 12 January 2018|work= [[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]|date= 3 January 2018|archive-date= 13 January 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180113092923/https://theconversation.com/as-you-travel-pause-and-take-a-look-at-airport-chapels-87578|url-status= live}}</ref>