David Choby


David Raymond Choby

D.D., J.C.L.
Bishop of Nashville
DioceseDiocese of Nashville
AppointedDecember 20, 2005
InstalledFebruary 27, 2006
Term endedJune 3, 2017
PredecessorEdward U. Kmiec
SuccessorJ. Mark Spalding
Previous post(s)• Board of Trustees, Pontifical College Josephinum (Incumbent)
• Diocesan Administrator (2004–2006)
• Pastor, St. John Vianney Parish (1989–2004)
• Member, Diocesan Tribunal (1986–1989)
• Administrator, St. Ann Parish (1983–1986)
• Associate pastor, St. Joseph's-in-Madison Parish (1978–1983)
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
DiedJune 3, 2017(2017-06-03) (aged 70)
Nashville, Tennessee
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceHendersonville, Tennessee, US
ParentsRaymond & Rita Choby
EducationFather Ryan High School
Aquinas College
St. Ambrose College
Catholic University of America
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
MottoThat we may live
Styles of
David Raymond Choby
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

David Raymond Choby (January 17, 1947 – June 3, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 2005 until his death in 2017. He previously served as diocesan administrator for the diocese from 2004 to 2006.