I heard on KMOX that a St Louis priest will be the new bishop of Knoxville, TN, diocese. Only 50,000 Catholics down there. A good place to get experience as a bishop. Neat to see an area priest move up in the hierarchy. [I wonder whether Abp. Burke made a recommendation that resulted in this appointment.] Is this possible with any Belleville priests? We have some good priests who are experienced and NOT involved in SIAP.
St Louis Catholic of course has the story here.
Pope Benedict XVI named Msgr. Richard F. Stika, 51, pastor of the Church of the Annunziata, in Ladue, Missouri, as Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee.
The appointment was announced in Washington, January 12, by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop-elect Stika succeeds Bishop Joseph Kurtz who headed the Knoxville Diocese before he was named Archbishop of Louisville in June 2007.
Richard Stika was born July 4, 1957, in St. Louis. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School and the University of St. Louis, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business. He then earned a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College and Master of Divinity degree in theology from Kenrick Seminary, in St. Louis.
Monday, January 12, 2009
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Our Archie came from Knoxville, and I have no problems with him right now.
Lets hope Fr. Stika does well there!
We cannot afford to lost any of our good Belleville priests to become bishps. We need them here to battle the 46 clueless priests.
This is NOT an Archbishop Burke appointment. Burke inherited Stika in the St Louis Chancery -- and quickly replaced him.
This IS a Cardinal Rigali appointment. Rigali has spent years trying to get Stika named a Bishop somewhere, anywhere ... and Rigali needed to get it done before the retirement of Cardinal Re in the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops.
He will be inheriting a brand new church building (St. John Neumann). Fr. Mitch P. of EWTN devoted an entire show to it. Lot's of symbolism. You can see it at www.dioceseofknoxville.org.
Ellen*
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