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 | |
| Area | 20,021 sq mi (51,850 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 979,000 120,527 (12.8%) |
| Parishes | 90 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 2, 1887 (129 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 |
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| 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.
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.
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.
Coordinates: 37°41′32″N 97°20′14″W / 37.69222°N 97.33722°W
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