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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]], [[The Most Reverend]]
| name = David Raymond Choby
| honorific-suffix = D.D., J.C.L.
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville|Bishop of Nashville]]
| image = Bishop Choby with Thurible.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption =
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville|Diocese of Nashville]]
| see =
| appointed = December 20, 2005
| enthroned = February 27, 2006
| ended = June 3, 2017
| predecessor = [[Edward U. Kmiec]]
| successor = [[J. Mark Spalding]]
| ordination = September 6, 1974
| ordained_by = [[Joseph Aloysius Durick]]
| consecration = February 27, 2006
| consecrated_by = [[Thomas C. Kelly]], [[James Daniel Niedergeses]], and [[Edward Kmiec]]
| coat_of_arms =
| cardinal =
| rank =
| previous_post = • Board of Trustees, [[Pontifical College Josephinum]] (Incumbent) • Diocesan Administrator (2004–2006) • Pastor, St. John Vianney Parish (1989–2004) • Member, Diocesan Tribunal (1986–1989) • Administrator, St. Ann Parish (1983–1986) • Associate pastor, St. Joseph's-in-Madison Parish (1978–1983)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|1|17|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], US
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|6|3|1947|1|17|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Nashville, Tennessee
| buried =
| nationality =
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
| residence = [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]], US
| parents = Raymond & Rita Choby
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation =
| profession =
| alma_mater =
| signature =
| motto = That we may live
| education = [[Father Ryan High School]] [[Aquinas College (Tennessee)|Aquinas College]] [[St. Ambrose College]] [[Catholic University of America]] [[Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)]]
}}

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| name= David Raymond Choby
| dipstyle=
*[[Excellency|His Excellency]]
*[[The Most Reverend]]
| offstyle=[[Your Excellency]]
| relstyle=[[Bishop]]
| image = CoA David Raymond Choby.svg
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'''David Raymond Choby''' (January 17, 1947 – June 3, 2017) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as the 11th bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville|Diocese of Nashville]] in Tennessee from 2005 until his death in 2017. He previously served as diocesan administrator for the diocese from 2004 to 2006.

== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
David Choby was born on January 17, 1947, in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. He was the son of Raymond and Rita Choby. He had one sister, Diane C. Dyche of [[Fort Worth, Texas]].

Choby was baptized in the [[Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville|Cathedral Church of the Incarnation]] in Nashville, where he would later be consecrated as bishop. He attended Catholic schools growing up, and graduated from [[Father Ryan High School]] in Nashville in 1965.

After spending one year at [[Aquinas College (Tennessee)|Aquinas College]] in Nashville, Choby entered the seminary at [[St. Ambrose College]] in Davenport, Iowa. He then studied at [[Catholic University of America]] in Washington, D.C.

=== Priesthood ===
Choby received the [[Holy Orders|Sacrament of Holy Orders]] and was ordained a [[Catholic priesthood|priest]] for the Diocese of Nashville on September 6, 1974, by Bishop [[Joseph Aloysius Durick|Joseph A. Durick]] at St. Henry Church in [[Belle Meade, Tennessee]].

Choby served as associate pastor at St. Joseph Parish in [[Madison, Tennessee]], administrator of St. Ann Parish in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], and spent three years in residence at Christ the King Parish in Nashville while working at the Diocesan Tribunal. In 1989, he was appointed pastor at St. John Vianney Parish in [[Gallatin, Tennessee]], where he was active in the community and in the local ministerial association.

Choby attended the [[Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)|Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas ''Angelicum'']] in Rome where he earned a [[canon law]] [[Licentiate of Canon Law|degree]]. He served as a member of the diocesan tribunal throughout most of his priesthood. He also served two five-year terms on the diocese's presbyteral council and college of consultors. From 1984 to 1989, Choby taught at the [[Pontifical College Josephinum]], a seminary in [[Columbus, Ohio]].

On August 12, 2004, [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed Nashville Bishop [[Edward U. Kmiec]], as the Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo|Diocese of Buffalo.]] Choby was elected diocesan administrator by the diocesan College of Consultors.

===Bishop of Nashville===
[[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed Choby as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville on December 20, 2005. He was only the second priest from Nashville to be appointed as its bishop. He was consecrated and installed on February 27, 2006, in the [[Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville|Cathedral Church of the Incarnation]] in Nashville. The principal consecrator was Archbishop [[Thomas C. Kelly]]. Choby chose as his episcopal motto: "That We May Live," a quotation from the [[Eucharistic Prayer#The Anaphora or Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Rite|Fourth Eucharistic Prayer]]. As bishop, Choby was a board member of the Josephinum.

===Death and legacy===
Choby sustained two falls in his later years. The second fall in February 2017 resulted in serious injuries that forced him to delegate governance of the diocese to Reverend David Perkin, the [[vicar general]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.ncregister.com/blog/kschiffer/diocese-of-nashville-under-canonical-impediment-as-bishop-choby-remains-hos#.WTP6V4UpCEc |title=Diocese of Nashville Under Canonical Impediment, as Bishop Choby Remains Hospitalized |publisher=National Catholic Register |last=Schiffer |first=Kathy |date=2017-02-28}}</ref>

David Choby died in Nashville on June 3, 2017, from infections resulting from his injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wkrn.com/2017/06/04/bishop-david-choby-dies-from-complications-after-fall/ |title=Bishop David Choby dies from complications after fall |publisher=WKRN News |date=2017-06-04}}</ref><ref name="Tennessean">[http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2017/07/28/seven-things-know-nashvilles-interim-catholic-bishop/516911001/ Tennessean: "Seven things to know about Nashville's interim Catholic bishop" by Brad Schmitt] July 28, 2017</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Catholic Church hierarchy]]
* [[Catholic Church in the United States]]
* [[Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[List of Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801064605/http://dioceseofnashville.com/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Official Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061102065935/http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/bishop2.htm David Choby] at DioceseofNashville.com

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|before=[[Edward U. Kmiec|Edward Urban Kmiec]]
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