David Talley


David Prescott Talley
Bishop of Memphis
DioceseMemphis
AppointedMarch 5, 2019
InstalledApril 2, 2019
PredecessorMartin Holley
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJune 3, 1989
by Eugene Antonio Marino
ConsecrationApril 2, 2013
by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Luis Rafael Zarama, and Gregory John Hartmayer
Personal details
Born (1950-09-11) September 11, 1950 (age 74)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materAuburn University
University of Georgia
Saint Meinrad Seminary
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoDabo vobis cor novum
(He will give you a new heart)
Styles of
David Prescott Talley
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

David Prescott Talley (born September 11, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese 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).