J. Mark Spalding
J. Mark Spalding | |
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| Bishop of Nashville | |
Bishop Spalding in 2019 | |
| Archdiocese | Louisville |
| Diocese | Nashville |
| Appointed | November 21, 2017 |
| Installed | February 2, 2018 |
| Predecessor | David Choby |
| Previous post | Vicar General of Louisville (2011–2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 3, 1991 by Thomas C. Kelly, O.P |
| Consecration | February 2, 2018 by Joseph Edward Kurtz, Charles C. Thompson, and William Medley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Mark Spalding January 13, 1965 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Parents | Joseph Lawrence and Mary Aileen (née Thompson) Spalding |
| 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) |
| Styles of J. Mark Spalding | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Mark Spalding (born January 13, 1965) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Nashville since 2017.
Born in Lebanon, Kentucky, Spalding studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology and Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. He became an ordained priest in 1991, and served as an associate pastor for the Archdiocese of Louisville at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Between 1992 and 2017, Spalding served in pastoral positions at parishes in Bardstown, Louisville, and La Grange. In 1998, Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly appointed Spalding to additional positions judicial vicar and director of the metropolitan tribunal. Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz in 2011 appointed Spalding as vicar general. Pope Francis appointed Spalding as the bishop of Nashville in November 2017, and he was consecrated in February 2018.