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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Knoxville's embattled Bishop Stika

 

Pope Francis greets Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tenn., during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Regions IV and V making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, Dec. 3, 2019. The regions include the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, Louisiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Knoxville's embattled Bishop Stika

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard Stika, the embattled leader of the Diocese of Knoxville, following a tumultuous two-year period in which the diocese was subject to a Vatican investigation and multiple lawsuits over its handling of clergy abuse cases. 

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