Brand new bishop for Grand Ole Opry

The Holy Father has named Father David R. Choby, 58, as the new Bishop of Nashville (USA). He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Nashville in 1974, has a canon law degree from the Angelicum, has served in a number of parishes (including Saint John Vianney in Gallatin as Pastor since 1989) and on the faculty of the Pontifical College Josephinum (1984-1989), has held in the Diocesan Tribunal as Judicial Vicar, and has served as Diocesan Administrator since November 2, 2004.