Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
Overview
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...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in the state of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in the United States
United States
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, erected on September 10, 1880, as the Diocese of Kansas City, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is the Roman Catholic archdiocese that covers the City of St. Louis as well as the following Missouri counties: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Ste. Genevieve, St...
. Its first bishop was John Joseph Hogan
John Joseph Hogan
Bishop John Joseph Hogan was a Catholic priest and missionary in Missouri in the American Civil War era. He was the first Bishop of the Dioceses of Saint Joseph, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri.-History:...
. On July 2, 1956, the diocese incorporated the territory of the Diocese of Saint Joseph
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph was an 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...
, giving the Diocese its current name; it now covers 15429 square miles (39,960.9 km²) in northern and western Missouri.
The bishop is Robert William Finn
Robert Finn (bishop)
Robert William Finn is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, having succeeded Raymond James Boland on May 24, 2005.-Early life and ordination:...
, since May 2005.
- John Joseph HoganJohn Joseph HoganBishop John Joseph Hogan was a Catholic priest and missionary in Missouri in the American Civil War era. He was the first Bishop of the Dioceses of Saint Joseph, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri.-History:...
(1880 - 1913) - Thomas Francis LillisThomas Francis LillisThomas Francis Lillis was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas and Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri .-Biography:...
(1913 - 1938) - Edwin Vincent O'HaraEdwin Vincent O'HaraEdwin Vincent O'Hara was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:Edwin O'Hara was born in Lanesboro, Minnesota, as one of eight children. His parents emigrated from Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the United States. O'Hara studied at St. Paul's Seminary before...
(1939 - 1956) - John Patrick Cody (1956 - 1961)
- Charles Herman HelmsingCharles Herman HelmsingThe Most Reverend Charles Herman Helmsing was an American Roman Catholic bishop.- History :...
(1962 - 1977) - John Joseph SullivanJohn Joseph SullivanJohn Joseph Sullivan was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Grand Island and Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph .-Biography:...
(1977 - 1993) - Raymond James BolandRaymond James BolandRaymond James Boland, born February 8, 1932, in Ireland, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph....
(1993 - 2005) - Robert William FinnRobert Finn (bishop)Robert William Finn is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, having succeeded Raymond James Boland on May 24, 2005.-Early life and ordination:...
(2005 - present)
- Archbishop O'Hara High SchoolArchbishop O'Hara High SchoolArchbishop O'Hara High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Kansas City, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The school is also associated with the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and is one of the ministries of the Midwest District of the...
, Kansas City - Bishop LeBlond High SchoolBishop LeBlond High SchoolBishop LeBlond High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Joseph, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.-Background:...
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