Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City

Diocese of Dodge City Dioecesis Dodgepolis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	28 counties in Southwest Kansas
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Kansas City in Kansas
Metropolitan	Dodge City, Kansas
Population - Catholics	60,554 (27.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	May 19, 1951
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Patron saint	Our Lady of Guadalupe St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Balthasar Brungardt Bishop of Dodge City
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Fred Naumann Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
Emeritus Bishops	Ronald Michael Gilmore Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City Stanley Girard Schlarman Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City
Map
Website
dcdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City (Latin: Dioecesis Dodgepolis) is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.

John B. Brungardt was appointed Bishop of Dodge City in December 2010.

Bishops of the Diocese

• John Baptist Franz (1951–1959)
• Marion Francis Forst (1960–1976)
• Eugene John Gerber (1976–1982)
• Stanley Girard Schlarman (1983–1998)
• Ronald Michael Gilmore (1998—2010)
• John Balthasar Brungardt (2011—Present)

See also

• Catholic Church by country
• Catholic Church hierarchy
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
• Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dodge City, former Cathedral

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City Official Site

Sacred Heart Cathedral, former seat of the Diocese of Dodge City