Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains
  • Erected: 19 July 1850
  • Vicariate
  • Country: United States of America
  • Description: Composed of the present day states of Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.

• Vicariate Apostolic of Kansas
  • Name Changed: 6 January 1857
  • Vicariate
  • State: Kansas
  • Country: United States of America
  • Description: Entire State of Kansas

• Diocese of Leavenworth
  • Latin Name: Leavenworthiensis
  • Elevated: 22 May 1877
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
  • State: Kansas
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Miles: 12,524

• Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas
  • Latin Name: Kansanopolitana in Kansas
  • Name Changed: 10 May 1947
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
  • State: Kansas
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Miles: 12,524

Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Baptiste Miège, S.J. † (19 Jul 1850 Appointed - 18 Nov 1874 Resigned)
• Louis Mary (Michael) Fink, O.S.B. † (18 Nov 1874 Succeeded - 17 Mar 1904 Died)
• Thomas Francis Lillis † (17 Sep 1904 Appointed - 22 Mar 1910 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri)
• John Ward † (24 Nov 1910 Appointed - 20 Apr 1929 Died)
• Francis Johannes † (20 Apr 1929 Succeeded - 13 Mar 1937 Died)
• Paul Clarence Schulte † (29 May 1937 Appointed - 20 Jul 1946 Appointed, Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana)
• George Joseph Donnelly † (9 Nov 1946 Appointed - 13 Dec 1950 Died)
• Edward Joseph Hunkeler † (28 Mar 1951 Appointed - 4 Sep 1969 Retired)
• Ignatius Jerome Strecker † (4 Sep 1969 Appointed - 28 Jun 1993 Retired)
• James Patrick Keleher † (28 Jun 1993 Appointed - 15 Jan 2005 Resigned)
• Joseph Fred Naumann (15 Jan 2005 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Leavenworth
Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas
1950	80,000	594,289	13.5%	114	211	325	246		433	1,495	133	ap1951
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
1965	135,000	780,137	17.3%	130	251	381	354		361	1,649	127	ap1967
1970	137,500	780,137	17.6%	119	139	258	532		176	1,335	103	ap1971
1976	138,500	888,028	15.6%	126	156	282	491		210	815	99	ap1977
1980	151,114	905,271	16.7%	110	131	241	627		162	1,239	101	ap1981
1990	175,520	980,000	17.9%	101	63	164	1,070		12	85	122	ap1991
1999	190,418	952,000	20.0%	97	75	172	1,107		23	810	119	ap2000
2000	190,826	952,000	20.0%	100	67	167	1,142		88	765	119	ap2001
2001	197,190	1,174,500	16.8%	100	66	166	1,187		82	712	119	ap2002
2002	197,752	1,174,500	16.8%	95	64	159	1,243		79	677	119	ap2003
2003	200,012	1,193,425	16.8%	97	57	154	1,298		72	652	119	ap2004
2004	191,203	1,193,425	16.0%	101	59	160	1,195		74	644	118	ap2005
2005	198,425	1,205,000	16.5%	106	55	161	1,232		73	615	118	ap2006
2006	200,000	1,215,000	16.5%	103	55	158	1,265		77	588	118	ap2007
2007	199,246	1,193,425	16.7%	105	62	167	1,193	3	84	569	116	ap2008
2008	203,741	1,204,000	16.9%	108	61	169	1,205	3	77	542	111	ap2009
2009	208,500	1,289,903	16.2%	111	58	169	1,233	3	73	528	111	ap2010
2010	210,192	1,300,373	16.2%	114	56	170	1,236	3	70	510	110	ap2011
2011	211,600	1,310,957	16.1%	116	55	171	1,237	5	67	489	110	ap2012
2012	213,000	1,320,000	16.1%	115	52	167	1,275	22	64	496	108	ap2013
2013	214,600	1,330,000	16.1%	118	55	173	1,240	24	70	489	108	ap2014
2015	217,700	1,349,388	16.1%	118	55	173	1,258	27	71	440	105	ap2016
2016	219,236	1,357,512	16.1%	121	58	179	1,224	25	77	435	105	ap2017
2017	220,000	1,369,348	16.1%	113	58	171	1,286	24	75	410	106	ap2018
2018	187,178	1,378,870	13.6%	117	62	179	1,045	41	84	394	106	ap2019
2019	190,624	1,387,343	13.7%	118	57	175	1,089	41	75	393	106	ap2020
2021	184,702	1,400,090	13.2%	117	50	167	1,106	63	77	359	107	ap2022
2023	182,636	1,398,300	13.1%	115	44	159	1,148	61	63	271	107	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Joseph Fred Naumann (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Jan 2004; Archbishop: 15 Jan 2005)
• Thomas James Olmsted

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• John Francis Cunningham † (Priest: 8 Aug 1865 to 14 May 1898)
• George Joseph Donnelly † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1946 to 13 Dec 1950)
• Joseph Patrick Dougherty †
• Louis Mary (Michael) Fink, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 1 Mar 1871; Vicar Apostolic: 18 Nov 1874; Bishop: 22 May 1877 to 17 Mar 1904)
• Marion Francis Forst † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Oct 1976 to 23 Dec 1986)
• Edward Joseph Hunkeler † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1951; Archbishop: 9 Aug 1952 to 4 Sep 1969)
• Francis Johannes † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Dec 1927; Bishop: 20 Apr 1929 to 13 Mar 1937)
• James Patrick Keleher † (Archbishop: 28 Jun 1993 to 15 Jan 2005)
• Thomas Francis Lillis † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1904 to 22 Mar 1910)
• John Baptiste Miège, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Jul 1850 to 18 Nov 1874)
• James O’Reilly † (Priest: 16 Feb 1874 to 26 Jul 1887)
• Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †
• Paul Clarence Schulte † (Bishop: 29 May 1937 to 20 Jul 1946)
• Ignatius Jerome Strecker † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1969 to 28 Jun 1993)
• John Ward † (Priest: 17 Jul 1884; Bishop: 24 Nov 1910 to 20 Apr 1929)

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