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 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 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 was ordained a
priest for the Diocese of Nashville on September 6, 1974, by Bishop
Joseph A. Durick at St. Henry Church in
Belle Meade, Tennessee. 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 Bishop
Edward U. Kmiec, as bishop of Buffalo. Choby was elected diocesan administrator by the diocesan
College of Consultors.
Bishop of Nashville Pope Benedict XVI appointed Choby as bishop of Nashville on December 20, 2005. Choby died in Nashville on June 3, 2017. ==References==