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Bishop Mark Beckman has appointed Father Mark Schuster pastor of St. John Neumann Parish and Father Adam Royal pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish effective April 4, 2025.

“This Land is Home to Me,” a pastoral letter signed by 25 bishops in Appalachia, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “This Land is Home to Me” addresses the history and needs of both people and land in Appalachia.

The Pope Francis Charitable Trust Fund exists to support and accelerate charitable outreach at the parish level in the Diocese of Knoxville. In recognition of this holy year, Bishop Mark Beckman has offered a beautiful gift to parishes in removing the requirement for parishes to offer a match for the 2025 grant year.

Two local Catholic powerhouses have joined forces to begin a life-affirming partnership that will positively impact the rural communities of East Tennessee.

Virtually every Catholic school teacher, principal, and counselor in East Tennessee attended the annual Diocesan Professional Development Day—aka in-service—on Feb. 18 at All Saints Church and Knoxville Catholic High School.

Bishop Mark Beckman has announced new assignments for two priests and two deacons serving in the Diocese of Knoxville.

The Jubilee Year 2025 (the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord) is an "event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church."

Bishop Mark Beckman discusses the solemn season of Lent and the pillars of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

The Diocese of Knoxville Chancery experienced a strong power surge last night, affecting some IT systems. The Chancery will be closed today, Wednesday, March 5.

Our observance of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, (March 5, 2025). The three traditional pillars of Lenten observance are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We are called not just to abstain from sin during Lent, but to true conversion of our hearts and minds as followers of Christ.