Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America.[1]

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph.
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas
Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Location
Country United States
Territory21 Counties in Northeast Kansas
Ecclesiastical provinceKansas City in Kansas
Statistics
Area12,524 sq mi (32,440 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2012)
1,320,000
in 2011: 205,531 (16.8%)
Parishes120
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth; May 10, 1947 as the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
St. John Mary Vianney
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJoseph Fred Naumann
Bishops emeritusJames Patrick Keleher
Map
Website
archkck.org

The Archdiocese comprises the following twenty-one counties of the US State of Kansas:[1]

The archbishop's episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas.

History

The archdiocese was originally established as the Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains on July 19, 1850 by Pope Pius IX. It was composed of the present day states of Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. It lost territory and its name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Kansas in 1857. The vicariate was elevated to the Diocese of Leavenworth by Pope Leo XIII on May 22, 1877. It lost territory in 1887 when the dioceses of Concordia and Wichita were created, and in 1897 when several counties were moved to Concordia. The name of the diocese was changed to the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas on May 10, 1947 by Pope Pius XII. All of these jurisdictions were in the Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis.[1]

The Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas was elevated to an archdiocese by Pius XII on August 9, 1952. The province encompasses the entire state of Kansas and has three suffragan sees, the dioceses of Dodge City, Salina (formerly Concordia) and Wichita.[1]

Reports of sex abuse

In February 2019, it was announced that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) had been investigating sex abuse allegations against the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and its suffragan Dioceses in the state of Kansas since November 2018.[2] On August 14, 2020, Melissa Underwood, spokeswoman for the KBI, stated in an email “As of Aug. 7, we have had 205 reports of abuse and have opened 120 cases.”[3]

Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City

Bishops

Apostolic Vicar of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains
  1. John Baptiste Miège, S.J. (1850–1857), title changed with title of apostolic vicariate

Apostolic Vicars of Kansas
  1. John Baptiste Miège, S.J. (1857–1874)
  2. Louis Mary Fink, O.S.B. (1874–1877), title changed with elevation to diocese

Bishops of Leavenworth
  1. Louis Mary Fink, O.S.B. (1877–1904)
  2. Thomas Francis Lillis (1904–1910), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City in Missouri and subsequently succeeded to that see
  3. John Chamberlain Ward (1910–1929)
  4. Francis Johannes (1929–1937)
  5. Paul Clarence Schulte (1937–1946), appointed Archbishop of Indianapolis
  6. George Joseph Donnelly (1946–1947), title changed with title of diocese

Bishops of Kansas City in Kansas
  1. George Joseph Donnelly (1947–1950)
  2. Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1951–1952), elevated to Archbishop

Archbishops of Kansas City in Kansas
  1. Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1952–1969)
  2. Ignatius Jerome Strecker (1969–1993)
  3. James Patrick Keleher (1993–2005)
  4. Joseph Fred Naumann (2005–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

High schools

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See also

References
  1. "Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article225547525.html
  3. https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article244956535.html

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