Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita

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Diocese of Wichita

Dioecesis Wichitensis
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Location
Country United States
Territory 25 counties in Southeast Kansas
Ecclesiastical province Kansas City in Kansas
Metropolitan Joseph Fred Naumann
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
979,000
120,527 (12.8%)
Parishes 90
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established August 2, 1887 (136 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Carl A. Kemme
Emeritus Bishops Eugene John Gerber
Map
File:Diocese of Wichita (Kansas - USA).jpg
Website
cdowk.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (Latin: Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson, and Woodson counties in south central and southeast Kansas. The diocese is home to 120,527 Catholics in 91 parishes. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

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Logo of the Diocese of Wichita

History

The diocese was established on August 2, 1887 from territory taken from the Diocese of Leavenworth, now the Archdiocese of Kansas City, by Pope Leo XIII. It lost territory in 1951 when the Diocese of Dodge City was established.[1][2]

Bishops of the diocese

Bishops of Wichita

Bishops who were once priests in the Diocese of Wichita

Notable people

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

Education

The Wichita Diocese offers a tuition-free Catholic education to Catholic families, with only a registration fee required because the majority of registered parishioners tithe 8% to their respective church thereby covering the cost of tuition.[3]

High schools

See also

References

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External links

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