Bishop Richard Stika, a troubled leader in Knoxville, was close friends with Cardinal Justin Rigali, who also faced scandal ...

Hundreds gathered in Knoxville to honor Bishop Richard Stika, who led the Diocese of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville has announced the death of Richard F. Stika, its former bishop.

The former leader of the Diocese of Knoxville has died. The diocese announced Tuesday that Bishop Richard F. Stika, who served as the third bishop of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023, has passed away. He ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former church musician wants to drop a lawsuit he filed in 2022 against the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville and former Bishop Richard Stika that alleged sexual abuse and a failure ...

The Knoxville diocese has removed from a historical display a life-size bronze bust of the founding bishop of its diocese, who admitted to sexually abusing teenage boys in 2002, but photos of the ...

Bishop Richard F. Stika, who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023, died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in his native St. Louis at age 68. A memorial Mass will be celebrated ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville has announced the death of Richard F. Stika, its former bishop. He was the diocese’s longest-serving bishop prior to his resignation ...