David Talley

Styles of
**David Prescott Talley**
Styles of; David Prescott Talley
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

David Prescott Talley
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; David Prescott Talley
Bishop of Memphis
Diocese	Memphis
Appointed	March 5, 2019
Installed	April 2, 2019
Predecessor	Martin Holley
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta and Titular Bishop of Lambaesis (2013–2016); Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana (2016–2017); Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana (2017–2019);
Orders
Ordination	June 3, 1989; by Eugene Antonio Marino
Consecration	April 2, 2013; by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Luis Rafael Zarama, and Gregory John Hartmayer
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1950 (age 74); Columbus, Georgia, US
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Auburn University; University of Georgia; Saint Meinrad Seminary; Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Dabo vobis cor novum; (He will give you a new heart)

David Prescott Talley (born September 11, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee since 2019.

Talley previously served as coadjutor bishop and bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana (2016 to 2019) and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia (2013 to 2016).

Styles of David Prescott Talley

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop