Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.
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 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. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the diocese.
The Diocese of Dodge City is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.Bishops of the Diocese
