Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (Latin: Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 2, 1887, and covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson, and Woodson counties in southeast Kansas. The diocese is home to 120,527 Catholics in 91 parishes.

Contents 1 Bishops of the diocese 2 Notable people 3 High schools 4 External links

[edit] Bishops of the diocese

• John Joseph Hennessy (1888–1920)
• Augustus John Schwertner (1921–1939)
• Christian Herman Winkelmann (1939–1946)
• Mark Kenny Carroll (1947–1967)
  • Leo Christopher Byrne (1961–1967) Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Wichita
• David Monas Maloney (1967–1982)
• Eugene John Gerber (1982–2001)
• Thomas J. Olmsted (2001–2003)
• Michael Owen Jackels (2005—)

[edit] Notable people

• Emil Kapaun (1916–1951), Roman Catholic priest, Army chaplain, and candidate for canonization

[edit] High schools

• Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita
• Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita
• St. Mary's-Colgan High School, Pittsburg
• Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson

[edit] External links

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

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita Home Page

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