Reverend Msgr. Kenneth R. Knapp, 88, senior priest of the Diocese of Evansville, died Dec. 8. He was born March 18, 1937, in Haubstadt, Indiana.
He was ordained a priest March 30, 1963, in Innsbruck, Austria, by Bishop Paul Rusch. He served the Diocese of Evansville in many ways over the years, including as Vicar General from April 1984 to September 2011.
Diocese of Evansville Bishop Joseph M. Siegel will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. CST Dec. 12 at St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, Indiana. Interment will be at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Haubstadt.
Look for full coverage of Msgr. Knapp’s Mass of Christian Burial in a future issue of The Message. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.