Richard Frank Stika
Richard Frank Stika (born July 4, 1957 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Knoxville .
Life
The Old Archbishop of Saint Louis , Cardinal John Joseph Carberry , ordained him a deacon on May 1, 1985 and the Archbishop of Saint Louis, John Lawrence May , ordained a priest on December 14, 1985 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Knoxville on January 12, 2009 . The Archbishop of Philadelphia , Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali , donated him episcopal ordination on March 19 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Joseph Edward Kurtz , Archbishop of Louisville , and Robert Joseph Shaheen , Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Joseph Edward Kurtz |
Bishop of Knoxville since 2009 |
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| SURNAME | Stika, Richard Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stika, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Knoxville |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |