Joseph Edward Kurtz
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Monsignor Joseph E. Kurtz was appointed the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee on October 26, 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
As a priest of the Diocese of Allentown, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Monsignor Kurtz had served as a teacher, an administrator, and lastly as the pastor of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Parish in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was ordained bishop before a crowd of 5,000 people on December 8, 1999, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Preceded by Anthony J. O'Connell |
Bishop of Knoxville 1999–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |