Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Diocese of Wichita
Dioecesis Wichitensis
Location
Country United States
Territory 25 counties in Southeast Kansas
Ecclesiastical province Province of Kansas City in Kansas
Metropolitan Wichita, Kansas
Population
- Catholics
120,527
Information
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 Wichita
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann
Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
Emeritus Bishops Eugene John Gerber
Bishop Emeritus of Wichita
Map
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.

Contents

Bishops of the diocese

Notable people

  • Emil Kapaun (1916–1951), Roman Catholic priest, Army chaplain, and candidate for canonization

High schools

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