J. Mark Spalding

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend
J. Mark Spalding
D.D., J.C.L.
Bishop of Nashville
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Spalding in 2019
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 Joseph Mark Spalding
Born (1965-01-13) January 13, 1965 (age 59)
Lebanon, Kentucky
Nationality  American
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Nashville, Tennessee
Parents Joseph Lawrence and Mary Aileen (née 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 Catholic Church (2016–2018)[1]
Alma mater Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
"Catholic University of Louvain" (either Université catholique de Louvain or KU Leuven)
Motto GOD HAS LIFTED UP THE LOWLY (from Luke 1:52)[1]
Coat of arms J. Mark Spalding's coat of arms
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

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

Biography

Spalding was born in Lebanon, Kentucky and grew up on the family farm in Washington County. 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 graduated from Bethlehem High School (Bardstown, Kentucky) in 1983; and obtained a B.A. in history from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in 1987.[1] He received a master's degree and an S.T.B. from the "Catholic University of Louvain" (either Université catholique de Louvain or KU Leuven) in 1990.[1][4]

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 by Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, and returned to Louvain for a Licentiate in Canon Law.[4]

He was appointed pastor of Holy Name Catholic Church in Louisville on October 1, 2016.[5]

Bishop of Nashville

Pope Francis appointed Spalding on November 21, 2017 to be the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Nashville.[6][7][1] Spalding was consecrated and installed as bishop in a Mass on February 2, 2018;[1] among the concelebrants of the Mass were Archbishop Christophe Pierre and Cardinal Justin Rigali.[1]

See also

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References

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nashville
2018–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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