Diocese of Knoxville

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The Diocese of Knoxville is a Latin Church diocese covering East Tennessee, erected in 1988. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Louisville, with its mother church the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville.

Bishop: Most Rev. James Mark Beckman
Latin name: Knoxvillen(sis)
Erected: 27 May 1988
Cathedral: Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Patron: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rank: Suffragan Diocese
Rite: Latin
Province: Louisville (Archdiocese of Louisville)
Catholics: 71,208

Chancery: The Chancery, 805 S. Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919, U.S.A.
Telephone: Tel. [865]584-3307; fax 584-7538
Email: [email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Neighbouring dioceses

Lexington 238 km
Atlanta 249 km
Nashville 250 km
Charlotte 289 km
Louisville 295 km
Owensboro 348 km

Parishes near the see

Sacred Heart · Knoxville <1 km
All Saints · Knoxville <1 km
Divine Mercy (Vietnamese) · Knoxville <1 km
Holy Ghost · Knoxville <1 km
Immaculate Conception · Knoxville <1 km
St. Albert the Great · Knoxville <1 km

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001876 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07

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