Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
Diocese of Dodge City Dioecesis Dodgepolis | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
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.
Bishops of the Diocese
- John Baptist Franz (1951–1959)
- Marion Francis Forst (1960–1976)
- Eugene John Gerber (1976–1982)
- Stanley Girard Schlarman (1983–1998)
- Ronald Michael Gilmore (1998—2010)
- John Balthasar Brungardt (2011—Present)
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City, former Cathedral
External links
Coordinates: 37°45′35″N 100°01′06″W / 37.75972°N 100.01833°W
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