The Right Reverend Dabney Tyler Smith | |
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Bishop of Southwest Florida | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Southwest Florida |
Elected | December 9, 2006 |
In office | 2007–2022 |
Predecessor | John Lipscomb |
Successor | Douglas Scharf |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Southwest Florida (2007) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1987 |
Consecration | March 10, 2007 by Clifton Daniel |
Personal details | |
Born | December 7, 1953 Texas, United States |
Died | October 26, 2024(2024-10-26) (aged 70) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Dorsey & Dorothy Smith |
Spouse | Mary Wallis Smith |
Children | 5 |
Dabney Tyler Smith (December 7, 1953 – October 26, 2024) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. Bishop Smith retired in December 2022.
Biography
Smith was born in Texas and raised in Florida, where his father, Dorsey Smith, served as priest. He received a doctorate of ministry from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 1999. He also has degrees from the University of South Florida and Nashotah House, where he serves on the board of trustees. He also serves on the Board of Regents of Sewanee: The University of the South.
He was consecrated on March 10, 2007 at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg. (Saint Jude, a Catholic cathedral, had a larger seating capacity than the Episcopal Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.) On May 1, 2015, he was nominated for presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church.
Smith died after brief illness on October 26, 2024.
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- "The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith". Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- https://www.dioswfl.org/About%20Us/bishop-smiths-biography.html
- "Local Episcopal bishop a candidate for national leadership". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Bay, Florida. May 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- "Obituary—Dorsey Green Smith, Jr". The Archives of the Episcopal Church. The Living Church. June 7, 1998. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- Womack, Christi (May 1, 2015). "Region's Episcopalian bishop in running for top U.S. post". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- "Our Leadership". Nashotah House. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- "Board of Trustees elects new regents". Sewanee Today. The University of the South. October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- Ulferts, Alisa (March 11, 2007). "The bishop-to-be finally takes Episcopalian reins: Dabney Smith is consecrated as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- "Four chosen as nominees for 27th presiding bishop". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- "The Right Reverend Dabney T. Smith". Dioceses of Southwest Florida. Retrieved 2024-10-27.