Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City 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.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....
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 FranzJohn Baptist FranzJohn Baptist Franz was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City and Bishop of Peoria .-Early life and education:...
(1951–1959) - Marion Francis ForstMarion Francis ForstMarion Francis Forst was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City from 1960 to 1976, after which he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City...
(1960–1976) - Eugene John GerberEugene John GerberEugene John Gerber is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City from 1976 to 1982, and Bishop of Wichita from 1982 to 2001.-Early life and education:...
(1976–1982) - Stanley Girard SchlarmanStanley Girard SchlarmanStanley Girard Schlarman is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dodge City from 1983 to 1998.-Early life and ministry:...
(1983–1998) - Ronald Michael GilmoreRonald Michael GilmoreRonald Michael Gilmore is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Bishop of Dodge City.-Early life and education:...
(1998—2010) - John Balthasar BrungardtJohn Balthasar BrungardtJohn Balthasar Brungardt is the sixth Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas.Born in Salina, Kansas, Brungardt was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita on May 23, 1998. On December 15, 2010, he was appointed bishop of the Dodge City Diocese...
(2011—Present)