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Richard Frank Stika (born July 4, 1957) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville in Tennessee from 2009. Stika resigned as bishop of Knoxville in 2023 at the request of Pope Francis .
Jun 27, 2023 · By Ruth Graham. June 27, 2023. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The resignation of Bishop Richard F. Stika comes after ...
FILE - Bishop Richard Stika speaks during a service on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Stika, bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, resigned under pressure Tuesday, June 27, 2023, following allegations he mishandled sex abuse allegations and several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior, sparking a Vatican investigation.
Jun 27, 2023 · 0:26. Richard Stika, the polarizing bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, has retired amid a crippling scandal of his own making, the diocese announced June 27. Stika will leave the diocese ...
Jun 27, 2023 · Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, 65, has resigned from pastoral governance of the diocese, after he has faced media interest in alleged sexual abuse cover-up and financial mismanagement.
The rise and fall of Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika. July 8, 2023. By Andrew Schwartz. “One June day in 2021, priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville convened in a Gatlinburg, Tennessee, hotel conference room. One of them, perceiving tension in the room, raised his hand. “I’ve been on vacation for two weeks,” the priest said.
Jun 27, 2023 · By Hannah Brockhaus. Vatican City, Jun 27, 2023 / 04:31 am. Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the embattled Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee. Stika, 65, was investigated ...
