Diocese of

Salina

USA USA

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Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Salina / Salinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kansas City

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (June 27), Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 19

Liturgical Calendar πŸ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: 103 N Ninth, P.O. Box 980, Salina, KS 67402-0980, USA

Phone: +1 (785) 827-8746

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.06.13 – ...):Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke (60)Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Salina (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke (60)Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke (60)
(2018.06.13 – ...)

Bishop of Salina (USA)

Rich in mercy

Born:1964.07.09 (Saginaw, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:1999.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:2018.08.22

Priest of Lansing (USA) (1999.06.12 – 2018.06.13)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (2018.06.13 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Dodge City (USA) (2021.02.08 – 2022.03.23)

Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger (63)Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger (63)
(2012.02.06 – 2017.10.03)

Bishop of Tucson (USA)

Ecce Agnus Dei

Born:1960.12.23 (Alton, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1987.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:2012.05.01

Priest of Oklahoma City (USA) (1987.12.19 – 2012.02.06)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (2012.02.06 – 2017.10.03)

Bishop of Tucson (USA) (2017.10.03 – ...)

Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (69)Bishop Paul Stagg Coakley (69) (later Archbishop)
(2004.10.21 – 2010.12.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA)

Duc in altum

Born:1955.06.03 (Norfolk, VA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1983.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:2004.12.28

Priest of Wichita (USA) (1983.05.21 – 2004.10.21)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (2004.10.21 – 2010.12.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA) (2010.12.16 – ...)

Bishop George Kinzie Fitzsimons
(1984.03.28 – 2004.10.21)

Born:1928.09.04 (Kansas City, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:1961.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1975.07.03
Died:2013.07.28 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Pertusa (1975.05.20 – 1984.03.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1975.05.20 – 1984.03.28)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (1984.03.28 – 2004.10.21)

Bishop Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. (later Archbishop)
(1980.03.05 – 1983.12.20)

Benedicite Domino

Born:1923.05.07 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1949.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1977.07.21
Died:2017.05.30 (Dubuque, IA, USA † 94)

Titular Bishop of Natchez (1977.06.06 – 1980.03.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA) (1977.06.06 – 1980.03.05)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (1980.03.05 – 1983.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA) (1983.12.20 – 1995.10.16)

Bishop Cyril John Vogel
(1965.04.14 – 1979.10.04)

Born:1905.01.15 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1931.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:1965.06.17
Died:1979.10.04 († 74)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (1965.04.14 – 1979.10.04)

Bishop Frederick William Freking
(1957.10.10 – 1964.12.30)

Born:1913.08.11 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1938.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:1957.11.30
Died:1998.11.28 († 85)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (1957.10.10 – 1964.12.30)

Bishop of La Crosse (USA) (1964.12.30 – 1983.05.10)

Bishop Francis Augustine Thill
(1944.12.23 – 1957.05.21)

Born:1893.10.12 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1920.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:1938.10.28
Died:1957.05.21 († 63)

Bishop of Concordia (1938.08.24 – 1944.12.23)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (1944.12.23 – 1957.05.21)

Special Churches

Churches by City (87)

Dodge City (↙), Colorado Springs (←), Denver (β†–), Lincoln (↑), Kansas City (β†’), Wichita (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 69,114 kmΒ²

Population: 38,916 Catholics (12.0% of 325,345 total)

Pastoral Centres: 85 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 74 priests (55 diocesan, 19 religious), 19 deacons, 82 religious (20 brothers, 62 sisters), 10 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

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