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Bishop Smith
From the Bishop

This is the official web page for the Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith, the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.

Here you'll find information about Bishop Smith; his upcoming schedule, recent essays and sermons, his biography and more.

Now that is it summertime, the heat and humidity are our constant companions. We may long for some refreshing coolness even though we all thought our most recent winter was too long and cold. Read More
One of the areas of new learning for me in becoming bishop is in the understanding of my internal clock. Read More
View the archive of past articles and pastoral letters
The bishop's upcoming visitation schedule. Read More
The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Southwest Florida on Dec. 9, 2006. He was consecrated as a bishop on March 10, 2007 at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was seated as the fifth bishop of the diocese Sept. 15, 2007 at St. Peter's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, succeeding the Rt. Rev. John B. Lipscomb. Read More