The Diocese of Salina ( la, Dioecesis Salinensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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covering thirty-one

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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

. The counties included in this diocese are Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Logan, Thomas, Rawlins, Decatur, Sheridan, Gove, Trego, Graham, Norton, Phillips, Rooks, Ellis, Russell, Osborne, Smith, Jewel, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Republic, Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Geary, and Riley. It covers 26,685 square miles and has a Catholic population of 40,546. The

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is in

Salina, Kansas Salina is a city in, and the county seat of, Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,889. In the early 1800s, the Kanza tribal land reached eastward from the middle of the Kansas Territory. In 1 ...

. It was founded as the Diocese of Concordia on August 2, 1887, and on December 23, 1944, was renamed Diocese of Salina. The Diocese of Salina is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan

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. On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, Pope Francis named

Gerald Lee Vincke __NOTOC__ Gerald Lee Vincke (born July 9, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Salina in Kansas since 2018. Biography Early life Gerald Vincke was born on July 9, 1964, ...

, a priest of the

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(based in

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), who until then had been the parish priest (pastor) of the

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Parish, in

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, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Salina, to succeed

Edward Weisenburger Edward Joseph Weisenburger, J.C.L., is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Tucson in Arizona since 2017. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Salina in Kansas from 2012 to ...

. He was installed as bishop on August 22, 2018.

Bishops

Bishops of Concordia

Richard Scannell Richard Scannell (May 12, 1845 – January 8, 1916) was an Ireland, Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina, Diocese of Concordia in Kansas (1887–1891) and as bishop of the Ro ...

(1887–1891), appointed

Bishop of Omaha The Archdiocese of Omaha ( la, Archidioecesis Omahensis) is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its current archbishop, George Joseph Lucas, was installed in Omaha on July 22, 2009. The ar ...

# Thaddeus J. Butler (1897) (died before consecration) # John F. Cunningham (1898–1919) #

Francis Joseph Tief Francis Joseph Tief (March 7, 1881 – September 22, 1965) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Concordia in Kansas from 1921 to 1938. Biography Early life Francis Tief was born on March 7, 1881 ...

(1920–1938)

Bishops of Salina

Francis Augustine Thill Francis Augustine Thill (October 12, 1893 – May 21, 1957) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Concordia, later becoming the Diocese of Salina, from 1938 until his death in 1957. Biography ...

(1938–1957) (see change was in 1944) #

Frederick William Freking Frederick William Freking (August 11, 1913 – November 28, 1998) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Salina, in Kansas (1957–1964) and bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin ( ...

(1957–1964), appointed Bishop of La Crosse #

Cyril John Vogel Cyril John Vogel (January 15, 1905 – October 4, 1979) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Salina from 1965 until his death in 1979. Biography The second youngest of ten children, Cyril Vogel was born in Pi ...

(1965–1979) #

Daniel Kucera Daniel William Kucera, OSB (Czech pronunciation uˈtsera May 7, 1923 – May 30, 2017) was a bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an Auxiliary Bishop in Joliet (1977–1980), the Bishop of Salina (1980–1983), and as the Archbish ...

, OSB (1980–1983), appointed Archbishop of Dubuque #

George Kinzie Fitzsimons George Kinzie Fitzsimons (September 4, 1928 – July 28, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Salina from 1984 to 2004. Biography George Fitzsimons was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to George K. a ...

(1984–2004) #

Paul Stagg Coakley Paul Stagg Coakley (born June 3, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City since 2010 Early life and education Paul Coakley was born on June 3, 1955, in Nor ...

(2004–2010), appointed Archbishop of Oklahoma City # Edward Joseph Weisenburger (2012–2017), appointed Bishop of Tucson #

(2018–present)

High schools

* Sacred Heart High School, Salina * St. John's Catholic High School, Beloit * St. Xavier High School, Junction City *

Thomas More Prep-Marian Thomas More Prep-Marian (TMP-M), TMP, is a co-educational Catholic college preparatory high school located in Hays, Kansas in the United States. The original school was founded by the Capuchin Franciscan order. Although now governed by the Roma ...

, Hays * Tipton Catholic High School, Tipton

Sex abuse investigation

In February 2019, it was announced that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) had been investigating sex abuse allegations against all Catholic diocese in the state of Kansas, which includes the Diocese of Salina, 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

Ecclesiastical province

:''See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Kansas City''

References

External links

Diocese of Salina Official Site
* {{authority control Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City Salina, Kansas Salina Salina Salina 1887 establishments in Kansas