Joseph Edward Strickland (born October 31, 1958) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
Known affectionately by many of his longtime parishioners as Bishop Joe, since his consecration on November 28, 2012, he has been the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler.
On the announcement of his appointment, Vatican Radio called Strickland "one of North Americaâs new generation of blogging priests" for his Running Priest Blog.
He is an avid runner having run in numerous races in the East Texas area, hence the reason for the name of his blog.
When first created, it was entitled RunFatherRun.
Strickland succeeds Ălvaro Corrada del RĂo, SJ, who was appointed Bishop of MayagĂźez, Puerto Rico, in July 2011.