Alexandria, La., Feb 2, 2017 / 12:38 pm
Bishop David P. Talley now heads the Diocese of Alexandria, with Pope Francis' acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog.
"Many thanks to all, for these three months of transitioning," Bishop Talley said in a Feb. 2 statement. "We will care for and honor our bishop emeritus, lovingly; and I will give you all I have and am capable of."
Bishop Talley, 66, was born in Columbus, Ga. Sept. 11, 1950. He studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Indiana and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1989. He received a doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian University in Rome, and St. John Paul II named him a monsignor in 2001.
Benedict XVI named him an auxiliary bishop for the Atlanta archdiocese in January 2013, and Pope Francis named him coadjutor bishop of central Louisiana's Alexandria diocese Sept. 21, 2016.