Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Wichita, Kansas)
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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as St. Mary’s Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral
in Wichita, Kansas
, United States
. It is the seat of the Diocese of Wichita
. The first Catholic church was constructed in Wichita in 1872. The present cathedral was begun in 1906 and it was consecrated on September 19, 1912.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is the seat of the Diocese of Wichita
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 2, 1887, and covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno,...
. The first Catholic church was constructed in Wichita in 1872. The present cathedral was begun in 1906 and it was consecrated on September 19, 1912.