Diocese of Wichita

Diocese of Wichita

Dioecesis Wichitensis
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory 25 counties in southeast Kansas
Ecclesiastical provinceKansas City in Kansas
Statistics
Area20,021 sq mi (51,850 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 979,000
  • 120,527 (12.8%)
Parishes90
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 2, 1887 (138 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCarl A. Kemme
Metropolitan ArchbishopWilliam Shawn McKnight
Map
Website
catholicdioceseofwichita.org

The Diocese of Wichita (Latin: Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Kansas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.