Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas | |
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.jpg) Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle | |
 Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | 21 Counties in Northeast Kansas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kansas City in Kansas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,524 sq mi (32,440 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,320,000 in 2011: 205,531 (16.8%) |
| Parishes | 120 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth; May 10, 1947 as the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception John Mary Vianney |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Joseph Fred Naumann |
| Bishops emeritus | James Patrick Keleher |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| archkck.org | |
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Kansas in the United States.[1]
The archbishop's episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a metropolitan see. Its metropolitan archbishop oversees an ecclesiastical province with three suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Dodge City, Salina, and Wichita.[2]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 December 2011.[self-published source]
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas". GCatholic. Retrieved 12 July 2021.