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Richard Stika

Catholic bishop

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born: 1957
died: 2026
age at death: 68
known for: Catholic priest, Catholic deacon, Catholic bishop

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Richard Frank Stika was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023, when he resigned at the request of Pope Francis. Stika had been accused of covering up the rape of a diocesan employee by a former seminarian, among other allegations of misconduct and mismanagement.

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