Roman Catholic 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[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGerald Lee Vincke[2]
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Fred Naumann
Map
Website
salinadiocese.org

The Diocese of Salina (Latin: Dioecesis Salinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in northern Kansas in the United States.

The episcopal see is in Salina. The diocese was founded as the Diocese of Concordia in 1887 and was renamed in 1944 as the Diocese of Salina.[3] It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.[4]

In 2018, Pope Francis named Gerald Vincke as bishop of Salina.[5]

  1. ^ "E-News for the Faithful: June 25, 2021".
  2. ^ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. Vincke as Bishop of Salina". usccb.org.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Salina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas". GCatholic. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va.