Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville

The Diocese of Nashville (Latin: Dioecesis nashvillensis ) is an American diocese, founded on July 28, 1837 in Nashville, Tennessee, and emerged from the diocese of Bardstown.

Bishops

  • Richard Pius Miles OP, July 28, 1837-21. February 1860
  • James Whelan OP, February 21, 1860-12. February 1864
  • Patrick Augustine Feehan, June 7, 1865-10. September 1880, then Archbishop of Chicago
  • Joseph (James) Rademacher, April 3, 1883-15. July 1893, then Bishop of Fort Wayne
  • Thomas Sebastian Byrne, May 10, 1894-4. September 1923
  • Alphonse John Smith, December 23, 1923-16. December 1935
  • William Lawrence Adrian, February 6, 1936-4. September 1969
  • Joseph Aloysius Durick, September 10, 1969-2. April 1975
  • James Daniel Low Geses, April 8, 1975-13. October 1992
  • Edward Urban Kmiec, October 13, 1992-12. August 2004, then Bishop of Buffalo
  • David Raymond Choby, since December 20, 2005
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