Bishop Richard F. Stika ordained Deacon Arthur Torres Barona a priest on Dec. 14 at St. Anne Church in the ordinand’s native Cali, Colombia. Father Torres Barona becomes the 42nd priest ordained for the Diocese of Knoxville and the seventh ordained by Bishop Stika. He is also the second priest …
Father Manning, 4 seminarians celebrate ordinations
Bishop Stika ordains 41st priest and transitional deacons in June for Diocese of Knoxville Father Christopher Manning called it a “very humbling experience” as he became the 41st priest ordained for service in the Diocese of Knoxville on June 1. Father Manning’s Mass, the sixth priestly ordination for Bishop Richard …
