David Shepherd Rose (March 10, 1913 – November 19, 1997) was an American prelate who served as the sixth Bishop of Southern Virginia between 1971 and 1978.
Rose was born on March 10, 1913, in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Charles Solon Rose and Amy Payne, of Scottish ancestry whose paternal ancestors arrived in the United States in 1725.
He then became assistant at the Cathedral of St Mary in Memphis, Tennessee, where he remained until his ordination to the priesthood in April 1939 by Bishop Maxon.
In 1946 he became assistant to the Bishop of Florida, while in 1948 he became rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi, Texas.
[2] On May 7, 1958, Rose was elected Suffragan Bishop of Southern Virginia during a diocesan convention.