| Honorific prefix | The Right Reverend |
|---|---|
| Title | Bishop of Southwest Florida |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Southwest Florida |
| Elected | December 9, 2006 |
| Term | 2007–2022 |
| Predecessor | John Lipscomb |
| Successor | Douglas Scharf |
| Ordination | 1987 |
| Consecration | March 10, 2007 |
| Consecrated by | Clifton Daniel |
| Birth date | December 7, 1953 |
| Birth place | Texas, United States |
| Death date | October 26, 2024 (aged 70) |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Parents | Dorsey & Dorothy Smith |
| Spouse | Mary Wallis Smith |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Southwest Florida (2007) |
Dabney Tyler Smith (December 7, 1953 – October 26, 2024) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida.[1] Bishop Smith retired in December 2022.[2]
Biography
Smith was born in Texas and raised in Florida,[3] where his father, Dorsey Smith, served as priest.[4] He received a doctorate of ministry from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 1999. He also has degrees from the University of South Florida and Nashotah House,[5] where he served on the board of trustees.[6] He also served on the Board of Regents of Sewanee: The University of the South.[7]
He was consecrated on March 10, 2007 at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg.[8] (Saint Jude, a Catholic cathedral, had a larger seating capacity than the Episcopal Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.) On May 1, 2015, he was nominated for presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church.[9]
Smith died after brief illness on October 26, 2024.[10]
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- ^ "The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith". Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ https://www.dioswfl.org/About%20Us/bishop-smiths-biography.html
- ^ "Local Episcopal bishop a candidate for national leadership". Tampa Bay Times. May 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Obituary—Dorsey Green Smith, Jr.". The Archives of the Episcopal Church. The Living Church. June 7, 1998. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ Womack, Christi (May 1, 2015). "Region's Episcopalian bishop in running for top U.S. post". Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Our Leadership". Nashotah House. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Board of Trustees elects new regents". Sewanee Today. The University of the South. October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ Ulferts, Alisa (March 11, 2007). "The bishop-to-be finally takes Episcopalian reins: Dabney Smith is consecrated as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Four chosen as nominees for 27th presiding bishop". Episcopal News Service. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "The Right Reverend Dabney T. Smith". Dioceses of Southwest Florida. Retrieved 2024-10-27.