Fr. Owens named vicar general, moderator of the curia

Pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish succeeds founding vicar general Msgr. Xavier Mankel By Bill Brewer Bishop Richard F. Stika has appointed Father Doug Owens, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Lenoir City, as the Diocese of Knoxville’s newest vicar general and moderator of the curia. Father …