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Dabney Tyler Smith
American Episcopal bishop (born 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dabney Tyler Smith (December 7, 1953 – October 26, 2024) was the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida.[1] Bishop Smith retired in December 2022.[2]
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Smith was born in Texas and raised in Florida,[3] where his father, Dorsey Smith, served as priest.[4] 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,[5] where he serves on the board of trustees.[6] He also serves on the Board of Regents of Sewanee: The University of the South.[7]
He was consecrated on March 10, 2007 at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg.[8] (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.[9]
Smith died after brief illness on October 26, 2024.[10]
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