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Celebrations occurred across several countries as the Diocese of Knoxville gained a new transitional deacon. On Jan. 22, Deacon Renzo Alvarado Suarez was ordained by Bishop Richard F. Stika at Seminario Hispano de Santa Maria de Guadalupe in Mexico City.

The Bishop’s Appeal for Ministries, a vital source of annual funding for diocesan works of mercy, formation, and outreach, set a record in 2022—surpassing the $3 million mark for the first time in diocesan history.

Bishop Stika issues dispensation from the Lenten abstinence obligation for Friday, March 17, the Memorial of St. Patrick. St. Patrick’s Day is a day of convivial celebration for many American Catholics.

Our observance of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, (Feb. 22, 2023) and is a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. The three traditional pillars of Lenten observance are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Several food pantries throughout the diocese have experienced firsthand the increase in food prices and how that affects their increase in clients.

our dedication to Catholic ministries in East Tennessee is part of what makes our Catholic community so special.  Thank you for your prayerful consideration and for supporting the 2023 Bishop’s Appeal for Ministries.

Bishop Stika cites successes and challenges for the Church in East Tennessee

Bishop Stika traveled to Mexico City to ordain Renzo Alvarado Suarez as a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Knoxville. The Mass took place on Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Seminario Hispano de Santa Maria de Guadalupe.

Cardinal Justin Rigali has been hospitalized following an apparent heart-related issue on Monday, Jan. 16. He is awake, alert, and resting comfortably.

Jan. 17 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Live stream begins at 11:30 a.m.

Monsignor Bill Gahagan died Tuesday, Jan. 10. He was a beloved priest, who faithfully served in the Diocese of Nashville and Diocese of Knoxville for 52 years.

Winners were announced for the 2022 Diocese of Knoxville Catholic Schools Raffle on Jan. 5.

Bishop Stika will celebrate a memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. All are welcome.

Among those who served with and eventually under Pope Benedict XVI were Bishop Richard F. Stika and Cardinal Justin Rigali. They recall their time with the former pontiff.

The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday morning in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.

After receiving word that the health of Pope Benedict XVI is "worsening", Bishop Richard F Stika of the Diocese of Knoxville joined bishops around the world in offering prayers for the pope emeritus. 

La Diócesis de Knoxville ha anunciado que el Centro McNabb, el principal proveedor sin fines de lucro de la región que brinda servicios de salud mental, uso de sustancias, servicios sociales y para víctimas, servirá como el nuevo proveedor para informes de víctimas de agresión sexual de la diócesis, esto es, será el primer punto de contacto para cualquier persona que desee reportar una posible denuncia de abuso sexual contra la diócesis.

The Diocese of Knoxville has announced that the McNabb Center, the region’s leading nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, and social and victim services, will serve as the diocese’s new sexual assault victim’s reporting provider, the first point of contact for anyone wishing to report a possible sexual abuse claim against the diocese. 

Declared “the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date” by the National Catholic Register, the goal of the #iGiveCatholic Giving Day is to rally our Catholic community in support of the organizations that shape our souls: Our parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries.

A special guest appeared at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus for the annual Green Mass for members of the military and veterans on Nov. 13. Bishop Aleksander Jazlowiecki, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine, was the principal celebrant of the Mass.