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Bishop Mark Beckman will be celebrating a Mass in each deanery the week following his ordination as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville.

The live-stream of the ordination and installation of Bishop Mark Beckman can be watched on the diocesan YouTube page DioKnox TV beginning at 1 p.m. EST on July 26.

Bishop-elect Mark Beckman will pray solemn Vespers with family, friends, and special guests on Thursday, July 25, the evening before his ordination and installation as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville. Live-stream of the Vespers service will begin at 6 p.m. on the cathedral YouTube channel.

This page offers information, including directions and parking, for those attending the ordination and installation Mass of Bishop Mark Beckman.

During their General Chapter on June 18, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation elected Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, as the prioress general of the congregation to lead the religious community for a second six-year term from 2024 through 2030.

The Diocese of Knoxville is abuzz as the ordination and installation of Bishop-elect James Mark Beckman is only days away. Catholic faithful and others from across East Tennessee are making plans to attend the historic Mass that will ordain the Diocese of Nashville priest as the fourth shepherd of the Diocese of Knoxville.

“Together with my brother bishops, we condemn political violence, and we offer our prayers for President Trump, and those who were killed or injured. We also pray for our country and for an end to political violence, which is never a solution to political disagreements. We ask all people of goodwill to join us in praying for peace in our country. Mary, Mother of God and Patroness of the Americas, pray for us.”

Three new priests and a new transitional deacon joined the ranks of Diocese of Knoxville clergy on June 8 as Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre ordained the quartet at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.