The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leavenworth (Latin ''Leavenworthen(sis))'' is a

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former bishopric and present

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in and originally around

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state,

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History

* The future diocese was created on 19 July 1850 as Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, by

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. * On 1857.01.06, it lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska, and the remainder was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kansas. * On 22 May 1877, it was promoted as Diocese of Leavenworth, ceasing to be missionary and exempt. * On 2 August 1887, it lost territories to establish the Dioceses of Wichita and the Concordia. * On 29 May 1891, it was renamed as Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas / Civitatis Kansas (Latin). * On 5 March 1897, it was finally renamed as Diocese of Leavenworth. * On May 10, 1947, the diocese was suppressed and its territory used to establish the then Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Ordinaries

''(all Latin,

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)'' ; ''Apostolic Vicar of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains'' * John Baptiste Miège,

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(S.J.) (born France) (1850.07.23 – 1857 ''see below''),

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(1850.07.23 – death 1884.07.21) ; Apostolic Vicars ''of Kansas'' * John Baptiste Miège,

(S.J.) (''see above'' 1857 – retired 1874.11.18), died 1884 * Louis Mary Fink, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (born Germany) (1874.11.18 – 1877.05.22 ''see below''),

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(1871.03.01 – 1877.05.22), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kansas (1871.03.01 – 1874.11.18) ; ''Suffragan Bishop of Leavenworth'' (first time) * Louis Mary Fink, (O.S.B.) (''see above'' 1877.05.22 – 1891.05.29 ''see below'') ; Suffragan Bishop ''of Kansas City, Kansas'' * Louis Mary Fink, (O.S.B.) (''see above'' 1891.05.29 – 1897.03.05 ''see below'') ; Suffragan Bishops ''of Leavenworth'' (again) * Louis Mary Fink, (O.S.B.) (''see above'' 1897.03.05 – 1904.03.17 death) * Thomas Francis Lillis (first native incumbent) (1904.10.24 – 1910.03.14), later Titular Bishop of

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(1910.03.14 – 1913.02.21),

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(1910.03.14 – 1913.02.21) and next Bishop of Kansas City (USA) (1913.02.21 – death 1938.12.29) * John Chamberlain Ward (1910.11.25 – 1929.04.20) * Francis Johannes (1929.04.20 – 1937.03.13), previously Titular Bishop of

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of Leavenworth (1927.12.19 – death 1929.04.20) * Paul Clarence Schulte (1937.05.29 – 1946.07.20); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(1946.07.20 – retired 1970.01.03) and emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Elicroca (1970.01.03 – death 1984.02.17) * George Joseph Donnelly (1946.11.09 – 1947.05.10), previously Titular Bishop of Cœla & Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1940.03.19 – 1946.11.09); later first Bishop of successor diocese

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(1947.05.10 – death 1950.12.13) (now Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas)

Titular see

In 1995, the Diocese was nominally restored as a

of Leavenworth. It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank: * Marion Francis Forst (1995.09.23 – death 2007.06.02) as emeritate; previously Bishop of

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(USA) (1960.01.02 – 1976.10.16), Titular Bishop of Scala (1976.10.16 – 1986.12.23) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(USA) (1976.10.16 – 1986.12.23) *

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(2008.11.18 – 2018.01.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(D.C., USA); next Bishop of

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(USA) (2017.12.05 – ...) * Joel M. Konzen, S.M. (2018.04.03 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of

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, USA.

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History

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