Bishop-elect Mark Beckman’s ordination and installation is officially on the calendar, and plans are being finalized as the Diocese of Knoxville sets in place the date, time, location, and other details of the upcoming historic Mass.
Bishop-elect Beckman will be ordained a bishop on Friday, July 26, at 2 p.m. at the Knoxville Convention Center. And as part of the Mass celebration, he will be installed as the fourth shepherd of the Diocese of Knoxville.
Formal invitations, instructions for clergy, and information about how the faithful can attend the Mass will be announced soon.
Details will be available in the July issue of The East Tennessee Catholic and on dioknox.org.
The convention center was selected as the site of the celebration because of its size and extra space for ancillary activities.
In addition to diocesan faithful, clergy, religious, and those in lay ministry from Tennessee and around the country, those expected to attend the Mass are family and friends of Bishop-elect Beckman, who has served as a priest in the Diocese of Nashville since his July 13, 1990, priestly ordination.
