His Excellency, The Most Reverend

David Raymond Choby

D.D., J.C.L.
Bishop of Nashville
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DioceseNashville
AppointedDecember 20, 2005
InstalledFebruary 27, 2006
Term endedJune 3, 2017
PredecessorEdward U. Kmiec
SuccessorJ. Mark Spalding
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 6, 1974
by Joseph Aloysius Durick
ConsecrationFebruary 27, 2006
by Thomas C. Kelly, James Daniel Niedergeses, and Edward Kmiec
Personal details
Born(1947-01-17)January 17, 1947
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedJune 3, 2017(2017-06-03)(aged 70)
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceHendersonville, Tennessee
ParentsRaymond & Rita Choby
Previous post(s)• Board of Trustees, Pontifical College Josephinum (Incumbent)
• Diocesan Administrator (2004–06)
• Pastor, St. John Vianney Parish (1989–2004)
• Member, Diocesan Tribunal (1986–89)
• Administrator, St. Ann Parish (1983–86)
• Associate pastor, St. Joseph's-in-Madison Parish (1978–83)
Alma materFather Ryan High School
Aquinas College
St. Ambrose College
Catholic University of America
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
MottoTHAT WE MAY LIVE