J. Mark Spalding | |
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| Bishop of Nashville | |
 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 | |
| Born | Joseph Mark Spalding January 13, 1965 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Parents | Joseph Lawrence and Mary Aileen (née Thompson) Spalding[1] |
| Previous post(s) | 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] |
| Styles of J. Mark Spalding | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Mark Spalding,[2] D.D.,[1] J.C.L.[1] (born January 13, 1965) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee since 2017.[1]
Joseph Spalding was born on January 13, 1965, in Lebanon, Kentucky and grew up on the family farm in Washington County, Kentucky. His family has roots in the earliest Catholic presence west of the Appalachian Mountains. [3] His ancestors include Archbishop Martin Spalding, John Lancaster Spalding and Mother Catherine Spalding.
Spalding graduated from Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Kentucky in 1983; and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana, in 1987.[1] He received a master's degree and an Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Catholic University of Louvain in Leuven, Belgium in 1990.[1][4]
Spalding was ordained to the priesthood on August 3, 1991, for the Archdiocese of Louisville at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral by Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly. Spalding returned to Louvain for a Licentiate in Canon Law.[4]Spalding was appointed pastor of Holy Name Parish in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 1, 2016.[5]
Pope Francis appointed Spalding on November 21, 2017, to be the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Nashville.[6][7][1] Spalding was consecrated on February 2, 2018.[1]The concelebrants of the Mass were Archbishop Christophe Pierre and Cardinal Justin Rigali.[1]
