{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox Christian leader | honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend | name = David Prescott Talley | honorific-suffix = | bishop_of = Bishop of Memphis | image = Bishop David Talley.jpg | caption = | province = | archdiocese = | diocese = Memphis | appointed = March 5, 2019 | enthroned = April 2, 2019 | retired = | predecessor = Martin Holley | successor = | ordination = June 3, 1989 | consecration = April 2, 2013 | consecrated_by = Wilton Daniel Gregory, Luis Rafael Zarama, and Gregory John Hartmayer | previous_post = {{bulleted list| Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta and Titular Bishop of Lambaesis (2013–2016) | Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana (2016–2017) | Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana (2017–2019) }} | other_post = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|11}} | birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, US | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | nationality = | religion = Roman Catholic | residence = | parents = | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | alma_mater = Auburn University<br/>University of Georgia<br/>Saint Meinrad Seminary<br/>Pontifical Gregorian University | signature = | coat_of_arms = | motto = ''Dabo vobis cor novum''<br>(He will give you a new heart) | ordained_by = Eugene Antonio Marino }} {{Infobox bishopstyles | name= David Prescott Talley | dipstyle= *His Excellency *The Most Reverend | offstyle=Your Excellency | relstyle=Bishop | image = Coat of arms of David Prescott Talley (Memphis).svg | image_size = 200px }} '''David Prescott Talley''' (born September 11, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as bishop 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).
==Biography==
===Early life=== 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.<ref name="Diocese of Savannah announcement">{{cite web |title=Monsignor David P. Talley Named Auxiliary Bishop For Archdiocese of Atlanta |url=http://diosav.org/news-20130103-Talley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111524/https://diosav.org/news-20130103-Talley |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bishop David P. Talley |url=https://cdom.org/bishop-david-p-talley/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Catholic Diocese of Memphis |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":1" />
=== Priesthood === 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.<ref name=":1" />
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.<ref name=":1" />The Vatican in 2001 elevated Talley to the rank of chaplain of his holiness with the title of monsignor.<ref name=":1" />
===Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta=== thumb|Coat of arms as auxiliary bishop of Atlanta|203x203px On January 3, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Talley as an auxiliary bishop of Atlanta and titular bishop of Lambaesis.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/01/03/0005/00016.html| language = it | accessdate = April 3, 2019 | date= January 3, 2013| title = Rinunce nomine, 03.01.2013 }}</ref><ref name="AJC">{{cite news |last=Poole |first=Shelia |date=January 3, 2013 |title=Monsignor David P. Talley named auxiliary bishop for Atlanta Archdiocese |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/monsignor-david-p-talley-named-auxiliary-bishop-fo/nTk35/ |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Archdiocese of Atlanta">{{cite web|title=Bishop David P. Talley|work=Archdiocese of Atlanta Website|url=http://www.archatl.com/archbishops/talley/|accessdate=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530105836/http://archatl.com/archbishops/talley/|archive-date=May 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Talley became the first native-born Georgian to serve as a bishop in the archdiocese.<ref name="GA Bulletin announcement">{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=Andrew |title=Atlanta Priest, Msgr. David P. Talley, Named Auxiliary Bishop |url=http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2013/01/03/bishopelect_talley/ |accessdate=February 28, 2013 |newspaper=The Georgia Bulletin |date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405085444/http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2013/01/03/bishopelect_talley |archivedate=April 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop David Prescott Talley [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btalley.html |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>
===Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana=== 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.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/09/21/0662/01492.html | language = it | accessdate = April 3, 2019 | date= September 21, 2016 | title = Rinunce nomine, 21.09.2016}}</ref> When Herzog retired on February 2, 2017, Talley automatically succeeded him as bishop of Alexandria.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2017/02/02/0071/00172.html| language = it | accessdate = April 3, 2019 | date= February 2, 2017 |title = Rinunce nomine, 02.02.2017 }}</ref>
===Bishop of Memphis=== On March 5, 2019, Francis appointed Talley as bishop of Memphis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rinunce e Nomine, 05.03.2019 |language= it |publisher = Holy See Press Office | url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/03/05/0188/00380.html| accessdate=March 5, 2019| date= March 5, 2019}}</ref> He was installed on April 2, 2019.<ref>{{cite news | accessdate = April 3, 2019 | date = April 3, 2019 | first = Christopher | last = While | url = https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/04/03/new-memphis-bishop-seeks-new-heart-for-tennessee-diocese/ | work = Crux | title = New Memphis bishop seeks 'new heart' for Tennessee diocese | archive-date = April 3, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190403065051/https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/04/03/new-memphis-bishop-seeks-new-heart-for-tennessee-diocese/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> After his installation as bishop, Talley ordered a comprehensive review of prior sexual abuse allegations by the diocese and by an outside firm. In February 2020, the diocese released a list of 20 diocesan priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Catholic Diocese of Memphis releases list of Memphis clergy 'credibly accused' of child sex abuse |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/regional/catholic-diocese-memphis-list-memphis-clergy-credibly-accused-child-sex-abuse/522-fb32ab70-7e2d-48f7-92e9-fe0ca521c891 |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=ABC 24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Ronald Herzog of Alexandria; Succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop David Talley |url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2017/pope-accepts-resignation-bishop-ronald-herzog-alexandria-succeeded-coadjutor-bishop-david |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=US Conference of Catholic Bishops |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== {{div col}} * Catholic Church hierarchy * Catholic Church in the United States * Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States * List of Catholic bishops of the United States * Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{wikiquote|David Prescott Talley}} {{commons category}}
* [https://cdom.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Official Site] * [https://www.diocesealex.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria Official Site]
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