- Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
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Diocese of Wichita
Dioecesis WichitensisLocation Country United States Territory 25 counties in Southeast Kansas Ecclesiastical province Province of Kansas City in Kansas Metropolitan Wichita, Kansas Population
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120,527Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established August 2, 1887 Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Patron saint Immaculate Conception Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Michael Owen Jackels
Bishop of WichitaMetropolitan Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann
Archbishop of Kansas City in KansasEmeritus Bishops Eugene John Gerber
Bishop Emeritus of WichitaMap Website cdowk.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (Latin: Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 2, 1887, and covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson, and Woodson counties in southeast Kansas. The diocese is home to 120,527 Catholics in 91 parishes.
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Bishops of the diocese
- John Joseph Hennessy (1888–1920)
- Augustus John Schwertner (1921–1939)
- Christian Herman Winkelmann (1939–1946)
- Mark Kenny Carroll (1947–1967)
- Leo Christopher Byrne (1961–1967) Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Wichita
- David Monas Maloney (1967–1982)
- Eugene John Gerber (1982–2001)
- Thomas J. Olmsted (2001–2003)
- Michael Owen Jackels (2005—)
Notable people
- Emil Kapaun (1916–1951), Roman Catholic priest, Army chaplain, and candidate for canonization
High schools
- Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita
- Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita
- St. Mary's-Colgan High School, Pittsburg
- Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City
- Religious organizations established in 1887
- Culture of Wichita, Kansas
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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