Diocese of Salina

Diocese of Salina

Dioecesis Salinensis
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
CountryUnited States
Territory31 counties in north-central and northwest Kansas
Ecclesiastical provinceKansas City in Kansas
Statistics
Area26,685 sq mi (69,110 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 342,000
  • 46,671 (14.1%)
Parishes86
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 2, 1887 as the Diocese of Concordia; December 23, 1944 as the Diocese of Salina
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Patron saintOur Lady of Perpetual Help
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGerald Lee Vincke
Metropolitan ArchbishopWilliam Shawn McKnight
Map
Website
www.salinadiocese.org

The Diocese of Salina (Latin: Dioecesis Salinensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Kansas in the United States. The diocese was founded as the Diocese of Concordia in 1887 and renamed in 1944 as the Diocese of Salina. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.