Denomination Roman Catholic Installed 2013 Name David Talley | Successor incumbent Role Auxiliary bishop Nationality American Ordination June 3, 1989 | |
Other posts Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Pastor, Vicar, Tribunal Officer, Director of Vocations, Chancellor Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Profiles | ||
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David Prescott Talley (born September 11, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia. On September 21, 2016 Pope Francis named him the Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana. On February 2, 2017, Talley became bishop of the Diocese after the resignation of Ronald Paul Herzog.
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- David talley what is it that keeps us from being transformed by the word of god afterdark chapel
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- Early life and education
- Ordination and ministry
- Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta
- References
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Early life and education
Talley was born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in the Southern Baptist faith before converting to Roman Catholicism.
Talley is a graduate of Auburn University, and received his graduate degree from the University of Georgia. He served as caseworker for abused and neglected children in Fulton County, Georgia before entering the seminary at St. Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana. Talley also studied for his doctorate in canon law at Pontificia Universita Gregorian in Rome, Italy, earning it in 1998. He continued his studies in spiritual direction and spirituality at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.
Ordination and ministry
Talley was ordained as a priest on June 3, 1989 for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and served as parochial vicar at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Atlanta until 1993. After earning his doctorate in Rome, he returned to Atlanta, serving as an officer of the archdiocesan tribunal and as director of vocations. Talley was named chancellor of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in October 1999.
Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta
On January 3, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him auxiliary bishop of Atlanta. Talley was consecrated on April 2, 2013. As auxiliary bishop, Talley held the position of titular Bishop of Lambaesis. He was the first bishop serving the Atlanta diocese who was a native-born Georgian.