Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita

Diocese of Wichita
Dioecesis Wichitensis
Location
Country United States
Territory 25 counties in Southeast Kansas
Ecclesiastical province Kansas City in Kansas
Metropolitan Joseph Fred Naumann
Statistics
Area 20,021 sq mi (51,850 km2)
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 (128 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
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.

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

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

  1. "Diocese of Wichita". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  2. "Diocese of Wichita". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  3. Tim Drake (2012-08-21). "Catholic Education, Stewardship Thriving in Wichita". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

External links

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Wichita.

Coordinates: 37°41′32″N 97°20′14″W / 37.69222°N 97.33722°W / 37.69222; -97.33722

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