Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 21 Counties in Northeast Kansas |
Ecclesiastical province | Kansas City in Kansas |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,524 sq mi (32,440 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,320,000 in 2011: 205,531 (16.8%) |
Parishes | 120 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth; May 10, 1947 as the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception John Mary Vianney |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Joseph Fred Naumann |
Map | |
Website | |
archkck.org |
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Kansas in the United States.[1]
The archbishop's episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a metropolitan see. Its metropolitan archbishop oversees an ecclesiastical province with three suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Dodge City, Salina, and Wichita.[2]