Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City

Diocese of Dodge City
Dioecesis Dodgepolis
Location
Country  United States
Territory 28 counties in Southwest Kansas
Ecclesiastical province Province of Kansas City in Kansas
Metropolitan Dodge City, Kansas
Population
- Catholics
60,554 (27.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established May 19, 1951
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Patron saint Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt
Bishop of Dodge City
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann
Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
Emeritus Bishops Ronald Michael Gilmore
Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City Stanley Girard Schlarman
Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City
Map
Website
dcdiocese.org


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City (Latin: Dioecesis Dodgepolis) is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.

John B. Brungardt was appointed Bishop of Dodge City in December 2010.

History

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City encompasses 23,000-square-miles, and 50 parishes in 28 counties. It was established in 1951 from parts of the Diocese of Wichita, the Diocese of Leavenworth, and the Vicariate Apostolic of the Indian Territory established July 19, 1850.[1]

At that time, Sacred Heart Church became the diocesan cathedral. A new cathedral, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe was consecrated on December 9, 2001. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the diocese.[2]

The Diocese of Dodge City is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Bishops of the Diocese

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History", Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
  2. ↑ Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sacred Heart Cathedral, former seat of the Diocese of Dodge City

Coordinates: 37°45′35″N 100°01′06″W / 37.75972°N 100.01833°W / 37.75972; -100.01833


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