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Diocese of Knoxville

Bishop Stika wants 'the whole story' ahead of Vatican investigation

A Pillar longread

JD Flynn
May 22, 2021
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Bishop Rick Stika, who is only 63, has had both a heart attack and major heart surgeries. A few years ago he lost sight in his right eye. He has severe diabetes, which gives him chronic pain, and he’s walked with a limp since he fractured his foot in five places, falling from a curb while on vacation. He says he should have surgery on the foot, but beca…

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