Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville
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| Diocese of Knoxville | |
| Dioecesis Knoxvillensis | |
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| Territory | East Tennessee |
| Population | about 52,000 Catholics |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Established | May 27, 1988 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Bishop | Bishop of Knoxville |
| Website | Diocese of Knoxville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Joseph Edward Kurtz
Archbishop of Louisville |
| Diocesan Bishop | vacant see as of June 12, 2007
Bishop of Knoxville |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville (Latin: Dioecesis Knoxvillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on May 27, 1988 from the eastern counties of the Diocese of Nashville. This diocese covers most of East Tennessee; in addition to the see city of Knoxville, it includes Chattanooga and Johnson City. The Mother Church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, located on Northshore Drive in Knoxville. The two oldest churches are Saints Peter and Paul Parish of Chattanooga and Immaculate Conception Parish of Knoxville, both founded in 1852.
As of 2007, there were an estimated 52,000 Catholics within the diocese, which covers approximately 14,000 square miles (36,000 km²).[1]
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[edit] Ordinaries
The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Knoxville, along with their dates of service:
- Anthony Joseph O'Connell (1988–1998)
- Joseph Edward Kurtz (1999–2007; current Archbishop of Louisville)
- vacant see (as of June 12, 2007)
[edit] Currently
With a population of 52,000 Catholics, the diocese makes up about 2 percent of East Tennessee’s total population. The diocese is currently home to 44 parishes and two quasi-parishes. These parishes are served by 54 diocesan priests, 16 religious priests, 8 extern priests, 24 deacons, 10 brothers, and 33 sisters. Eleven religious orders are represented in the diocese. [1] Despite its small size, the diocese has had a large number of child molesting priests, as well as the countries only known child molesting bishop Anthony O'Connell.
Perpetual adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament is available at many of the parishes and Masses are offered in a wide array of languages. This is chosen so that the spiritual needs of all parishoners are met. These languages include Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, and Latin. Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine Rite have been celebrating the Divine Liturgy at Holy Family Church in Seymour, TN since 1999.
With the influx of large numbers of Hispanic Catholics looking for work, the diocese faces many new challenges. If the estimates are correct and there are about 50,000 new Hispanic immigrants in the area, their number nearly doubles the area’s current official Catholic population. The clergy and laity of the diocese are working to welcome these new neighbors. [1]
[edit] Education
[edit] High schools
[edit] Elementary schools
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Chattanooga)
- Sacred Heart Cathedral School
- St. Dominic School
- St. John Neumann School
- St. Joseph School
- St. Jude School
- St. Mary School (Johnson City)
- St. Mary School (Oak Ridge)
[edit] Parishes
- All Saints Church (web page) - Knoxville, TN
- Blessed Sacrament Church - Harriman, TN
- Christ the King Church - Tazewell, TN
- Good Shepherd Church (web page) - Newport, TN
- Holy Cross Church - Pigeon Forge, TN
- Holy Family Church (web page) - Seymour, TN
- Holy Ghost Church (web page ) - Knoxville, TN
- Holy Spirit Catholic Church (web page) - Soddy-Daisy, TN
- Holy Trinity Church - Jefferson City, TN
- Immaculate Conception Church (web page ) - Knoxville, TN
- John XXIII Catholic Center (web page ) - Knoxville, TN
- Notre Dame Church (web page) - Greeneville, TN
- Our Lady of Fatima Church (web page) - Alcoa, TN
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church - South Pittsburg, TN
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church - Chattanooga, TN
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church - LaFollette, TN
- Sacred Heart Cathedral - Knoxville, TN
- Shepherd of the Valley Church - Dunlap, TN
- St. Albert the Great Church - Knoxville, TN
- St. Alphonsus Church - Crossville, TN
- St. Ann Church - Lancing, TN
- St. Anthony of Padua Church - Mountain City, TN
- St. Augustine Church - Signal Mountain, TN
- St. Bridget Church - Dayton, TN
- St. Catherine Laboure Church - Copperhill, TN
- St. Christopher Church - Jamestown, TN
- St. Dominic Church - Kingsport, TN
- St. Elizabeth Church - Elizabethton, TN
- St. Francis of Assisi Church - Fairfield Glade, TN
- St. Francis of Assisi Church - Townsend, TN
- St. Henry Church - Rogersville, TN
- St. James the Apostle Church - Sneedville, TN
- St. John Neumann Church - Farragut, TN
- St. Joseph Church - Norris, TN
- St. Joseph the Worker Church - Madisonville, TN
- St. Jude Church (web page) - Chattanooga, TN
- St. Jude Church - Helenwood, TN
- St. Mary Church - Athens, TN
- St. Mary Church - Gatlinburg, TN
- St. Mary Church - Johnson City, Tn
- St. Mary Church - Oak Ridge, TN
- St. Patrick Church - Morristown, TN
- St. Stephen Church - Chattanooga, TN
- St. Therese Church - Clinton, TN
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church - Cleveland, TN
- St. Thomas the Apostle Church - Lenoir City, TN
- Sts. Peter and Paul Church - Chattanooga, TN
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