Diocese of Wichita, USA 🇺🇸

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Wichita / Vichiten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kansas City

Neighbouring Dioceses: Dodge City (←), Salina (↑), Kansas City (↗), Kansas City–Saint Joseph (↗), Springfield–Cape Girardeau (↘), Tulsa (↘), Oklahoma City (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 19

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1887.08.02: Established as Diocese of Wichita / Vichiten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Leavenworth and became suffragan of Saint Louis)
1951.05.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Dodge City
1952.08.09: Became suffragan of Kansas City

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, 424 N BRd.way, Wichita, KS 67202, USA

Phone: +1 (316) 269-3900

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.02.20 – ...):

Bishop Carl Alan Kemme (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Wichita (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carl Alan Kemme (65)
(2014.02.20 – ...)

Bishop of Wichita (USA)

Humilitas

Born:	1960.08.14 (Effingham, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1986.05.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.05.01

Priest of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1986.05.10 – 2014.02.20)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (2014.02.20 – ...)

Bishop Michael Owen Jackels (72) (later Archbishop)
(2005.01.28 – 2013.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dubuque (USA)

Ecce adsum

Born:	1954.04.13 (Rapid City, SD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1981.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.04.04

Priest of Lincoln (USA) (1981.05.30 – 2005.01.28)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (2005.01.28 – 2013.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA) (2013.04.08 – 2023.04.04)

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted (79)
(2001.10.04 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop emeritus of Phoenix (USA)

Jesus caritas

Born:	1947.01.21 (Oketo, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.04.20

Priest of Lincoln (USA) (1973.07.02 – 1999.02.16)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1984.09.19 – 1988.11.23)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.11.23 – 1999.02.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1999.02.16 – 2001.10.04)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (2001.10.04 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA) (2003.11.25 – 2022.06.10)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Gallup (USA) (2008.01.03 – 2008.04.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Gallup (USA) (2008.04.30 – 2009.02.05)

First Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee (2011.02.03 – 2017)

Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA) (2018.08.01 – 2023.01.23)

Bishop Eugene John Gerber
(1982.11.17 – 2001.10.04)

Born:	1931.04.30 (Kingman, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1959.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.12.14
Died:	2018.09.29 (Wichita, KS, USA † 87)

Priest of Wichita (USA) (1959.05.19 – 1976.10.16)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (1976.10.16 – 1982.11.17)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1982.11.17 – 2001.10.04)

Bishop David Monas Maloney
(1967.12.02 – 1982.07.16)

Born:	1912.03.15 (Littleton, CO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1936.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.01.04
Died:	1995.02.15 (Wichita, KS, USA † 82)

Priest of Denver (USA) (1936.12.08 – 1960.11.05)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1960.11.05 – 1967.12.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (USA) (1960.11.05 – 1967.12.02)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1967.12.02 – 1982.07.16)

Bishop Mark Kenny Carroll
(1947.02.15 – 1967.09.27)

Born:	1896.11.19 (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1922.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.04.23
Died:	1985.01.12 (Wichita, KS, USA † 88)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1922.06.10 – 1947.02.15)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1947.02.15 – 1967.09.27)

Titular Bishop of Taparura (1967.09.27 – 1976.01.16)

Bishop Christian Herman Winkelmann
(1939.12.27 – 1946.11.19)

Born:	1883.09.12 (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1907.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.11.30
Died:	1946.11.19 (Wichita, KS, USA † 63)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1907.06.11 – 1933.09.13)

Titular Bishop of Sita (1933.09.13 – 1939.12.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1933.09.13 – 1939.12.27)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1939.12.27 – 1946.11.19)

Bishop Augustus John Schwertner
(1921.03.10 – 1939.10.02)

Born:	1870.12.23 (Canton, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1897.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1921.06.08
Died:	1939.10.02 († 68)

Priest of Cleveland (USA) (1897.06.12 – 1910.04.15)

Priest of Toledo (USA) (1910.04.15 – 1921.03.10)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1921.03.10 – 1939.10.02)

Bishop John Joseph Hennessy
(1888.02.11 – 1920.07.13)

Born:	1847.07.19 (Cloyne, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1869.11.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1888.11.30
Died:	1920.07.13 († 72)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1869.11.28 – 1888.02.11)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1888.02.11 – 1920.07.13)

Apostolic Administrator of Concordia (USA) (1891 – 1898.05)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Thomas James Olmsted (79) (1999.02.16 – 2001.10.04)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Leo Christopher Byrne (later Archbishop) (1961.02.11 – 1967.07.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wichita, Kansas

Churches by City (93)

Dodge City (←), Salina (↑), Kansas City (↗), Kansas City–Saint Joseph (↗), Springfield–Cape Girardeau (↘), Tulsa (↘), Oklahoma City (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 51,995 km²

Population: 108,484 Catholics (10.9% of 996,805 total)

Pastoral Centres: 90 parishes

Personnel: 126 priests (123 diocesan, 3 religious), 3 deacons, 171 religious (3 brothers, 168 sisters), 34 seminarians