David Prescott Talley | |
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Bishop of Memphis | |
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Diocese | Memphis |
Appointed | March 5, 2019 |
Installed | April 2, 2019 |
Predecessor | Martin Holley |
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Ordination | June 3, 1989 by Eugene Antonio Marino |
Consecration | April 2, 2013 by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Luis Rafael Zarama, and Gregory John Hartmayer |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Alma mater | Auburn University University of Georgia Saint Meinrad Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Dabo vobis cor novum (He will give you a new heart) |
Styles of David Prescott Talley | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
David Prescott Talley (born September 11, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee since 2019.
Talley previously served as coadjutor bishop and bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana (2016 to 2019) and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia (2013 to 2016).
David Talley was born in Columbus, Georgia, on September 11, 1950. Raised as a Southern Baptist, Talley converted to Catholicism in 1974 while in college. After graduating from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, he entered the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, receiving a Master of Social Work degree. Talley then served as a children's caseworker in Fulton County, Georgia. [1] [2]
After deciding to enter the priesthood, Talley began his studies at St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana. He received a Master of Divinity degree from St. Meinrad in 1989. [2]
Talley was ordained into the priesthood by Archbishop Eugene Marino on June 3, 1989, for the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. After his 1989 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Talley as parochial vicar at St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Atlanta. [2]
In 1993, the archdiocese sent Talley to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he earned his Doctorate in Canon Law in 1998. After Talley returned to Atlanta, he was named as an officer of the archdiocesan tribunal and as director of vocations. Archbishop John Donoghue appointed Talley as chancellor of the archdiocese in October 1999. He also served as chaplain to the disabilities ministry. Talley continued his studies in spiritual direction and spirituality at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. [2]
The Vatican in 2001 elevated Talley to the rank of chaplain to his holiness with the title of monsignor. [2]
On January 3, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Talley as an auxiliary bishop of Atlanta and titular bishop of Lambaesis. [3] [4] He was consecrated at the Cathedral of Christ the King on April 2, 2013 by Archbishop Wilton Gregory, with Bishops Luis Zarama and Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer serving as co-consecrators. [5] Talley became the first native-born Georgian to serve as a bishop in the archdiocese. [6] [7]
On September 21, 2016, Talley was appointed as coadjutor bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana by Pope Francis to assist Bishop Ronald Herzog. He was installed on November 7, 2016. [8] When Herzog retired on February 2, 2017, Talley automatically succeeded him as bishop of Alexandria. [9]
On March 5, 2019, Francis appointed Talley as bishop of Memphis. [10] He was installed on April 2, 2019. [11] After his installation as bishop, Talley ordered a comprehensive review of prior sexual abuse allegations by the diocese and by an outside firm.On February 28, 2020, the diocese released a list of 20 diocesan priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors. [12]
Talley has served as chair of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development He has also been a member of the Committee on National Collections and the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. [13]
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