Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph

Diocese of Saint Joseph

Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi
Catholic
The Cathedral of St. Joseph and rectory. The rectory served as the diocesan chancery.
Location
Country United States
Ecclesiastical provinceSt. Louis
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868
DissolvedJuly 2, 1956
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph
Map
Map of the diocese in its final form.
Map of the diocese in its final form.

The Diocese of Saint Joseph (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern part of the state of Missouri in the United States, erected on March 3, 1868, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Its first bishop was John Joseph Hogan. On July 2, 1956, the diocese lost territory to the newly erected Diocese of Jefferson City and the Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau. On that date it was united to the Diocese of Kansas City, which was renamed the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph.