Funeral Mass celebrated for Father Christopher Riehl

By Bill Brewer Father Christopher Riehl, a priest of the Diocese of Knoxville who had served in the Diocese of Charlotte for several years, died Nov. 10 from complications related to diabetes. He was 45. A solemn requiem Mass for Father Riehl, who passed away a week shy of his …

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Bishop names Father Riehl associate pastor

Bishop Richard F. Stika has appointed Father Christopher Riehl as associate pastor of St. John Neumann Church in Farragut, effective Sept. 17. Bishop Stika also appointed Father Riehl as a diocesan minister responsible for celebrating the Extraordinary Mass (Summorum Pontificum) in the Five Rivers Deanery and at other locations (as …