David Talley
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The Most Reverend David Prescott Talley |
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| Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana | |
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| Archdiocese | New Orleans |
| Appointed | September 21, 2016 |
| Installed | February 2, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Ronald Paul Herzog |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 3, 1989 |
| Consecration | April 2, 2013 by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Luis Rafael Zarama, and Gregory John Hartmayer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 11, 1950 Columbus, Georgia |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Georgia |
| Occupation | Bishop, Clergyman |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta Titular Bishop of Lambaesis Pastor, Vicar, Tribunal Officer, Director of Vocations, Chancellor |
| Alma mater | Auburn University, University of Georgia, Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Dabo vobis cor novum |
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Styles of David Prescott Talley |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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.
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.
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.
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