The Diocese of Dodge City ( la, Dioecesis Dodgepolis) is a

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of the

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covering twenty-eight counties in

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created the diocese on May 19, 1951. The Diocese of Dodge City is a

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in the

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of the

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. John B. Brungardt was appointed Bishop of Dodge City in December 2010.

History

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City encompasses 23,000-square-miles, and 50 parishes in 28 counties. It was established in 1951 from parts of the

Diocese of Wichita The Diocese of Wichita ( la, Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Kansas. It covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harpe ...

, the Diocese of Leavenworth, and the Vicariate Apostolic of the Indian Territory established July 19, 1850. At that time, Sacred Heart Church became the diocesan cathedral. A new cathedral, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe was consecrated on December 9, 2001.

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is the patroness of the diocese. The Diocese of Dodge City is a

of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. In February 2019, it was announced that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) had been investigating sex abuse allegations against all Catholic dioceses in the state of Kansas, which includes the Diocese of Dodge City, since November 2018. On August 14, 2020, Melissa Underwood, spokeswoman for the KBI, stated in an email “As of Aug. 7, we have had 205 reports of abuse and have opened 120 cases”https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article244956535.html across all the dioceses in Kansas.

Bishops

Bishops of Dodge City

* John Baptist Franz (1951-1959), appointed Bishop of Peoria *

Marion Francis Forst Marion Francis Forst (September 3, 1910 – June 2, 2007) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City from 1960 to 1976, after which he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas ...

(1960-1976), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas *

Eugene John Gerber Eugene John Gerber (April 30, 1931 – September 29, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Dodge City in Kansas from 1976 to 1982, and bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas fro ...

(1976-1982), appointed

Bishop of Wichita The Diocese of Wichita ( la, Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Kansas. It covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harpe ...

Stanley Girard Schlarman Stanley Girard Schlarman (born July 27, 1933) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, Diocese of Dodge City in Kansas from 1983 to 1998 and as an auxiliary bishop of t ...

(1983-1998) *

Ronald Michael Gilmore Ronald Michael Gilmore (born April 23, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, Diocese of Dodge City in Kansas from 1998 to 2010. Biography Early ...

(1998-2010) * John Balthasar Brungardt (2011–present)

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City Official Site
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Dodge City) from SE 2

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City Christian organizations established in 1951 Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City Dodge City 1951 establishments in Kansas {{US-RC-diocese-stub

History

Bishops

Bishops of Dodge City

See also

References

External links