Tribunal

Rooted in our knowledge of the canon law of the Church, the Tribunal Office exists to assist the bishop in his administration of justice in the diocese. The primary need addressed by the tribunal is the processing of petitions for a declaration of marital nullity.

A couple years ago, Bishop Stika expressed his desire to erect a tribunal for the Diocese of Knoxville. When the diocese was formed in 1988, the Tribunal of the Diocese of Nashville, our mother diocese, maintained its competence to process annulment cases that emanated from the Knoxville diocese. Now, in order to bring things closer to home, Rome approved the erection of our own tribunal on July 1, 2020. 

Please do not hesitate to email us with any questions that you cannot find answers to here. Please send all email inquiries to office@tribunal.dioknox.org.