J. Mark Spalding

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
J. Mark Spalding
D.D., J.C.L.
Bishop of Nashville
Archdiocese Louisville
Diocese Nashville
Appointed November 21, 2017
Installed February 2 (Candlemas), 2018
Predecessor David Choby
Orders
Ordination August 3, 1991
by Thomas C. Kelly, O.P
Consecration February 2 (Candlemas), 2018
by Joseph Edward Kurtz, Charles C. Thompson, and William Medley[1]
Personal details
Birth name John Mark Spalding
Born (1965-01-13) January 13, 1965
Lebanon, Kentucky
Nationality  American
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Nashville, Tennessee
Parents Joseph Lawrence and Mary Aileen (nee Thompson) Spalding[1]
Previous post Vicar General of Louisville (2011-2018)[1]
Pastor of Holy Trinity Church (Louisville, Kentucky; 2011-2018)[1]
Pastor of Holy Name Church (2016-2018)[1]
Alma mater Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology[1]
"Catholic University of Louvain"[1] (it is not clear whether this refers to KU Leuven or Université catholique de Louvain)
Motto GOD HAS LIFTED UP THE LOWLY (from Luke 1:52)[1]
Coat of arms
Styles of
J. Mark Spalding
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

John Mark Spalding,[2] D.D.,[1] J.C.L.[1] (born January 13, 1965 in Lebanon, Kentucky)[1] is an American priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Nashville.[1]

Biography

Spalding is reported to be a native of Fredericktown, Kentucky.[3] His family has roots in the earliest Catholic presence in the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains;[3] among his relatives are Martin John Spalding, John Lancaster Spalding and Catherine Spalding. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on August 3, 1991 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral[4][3] by Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly.[1] Pope Francis appointed Spalding on November 21, 2017 to be the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Nashville.[3][5] Spalding was ordained and installed as bishop in a Mass on February 2, 2018;[3][1] among the concelebrants of the Mass were Archbishop Christophe Pierre and Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mass of the Episcopal Ordination and Installation of His Excellency, The Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, D.D., J.C.L. as the Twelfth Bishop of Nashville (program). Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville. p. 36.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Nashville USA". GCatholic.org. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Musacchio, Rick (November 21, 2017). "Father J. Mark Spalding Appointed 12th Bishop of Nashville". Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville-Bishop J. Mark Spalding
  5. ↑ "Pope Francis Names New Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville; Pope Francis also Names New Bishop of Jefferson City". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
David Choby		 Bishop of Nashville
2018-Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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