Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

ARCHDIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY IN KANSAS

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1850 as Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains
Renamed in 1857 to Apostolic Vicariate of Kansas
Elevated in 1877 to Diocese of Leavenworth
Renamed in 1947 as the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1952

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The arms used until 1952 (before elevation to Archdiocese):

Arms of Apostolic Vicars and Bishops of Leavenworth

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  John Baptiste Miège (1850-1874)

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  Louis Mary Fink (1874-1904)

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  Thomas Francis Lillis (1904-1910)

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  John Chamberlain Ward (1910-1929)

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  Francis Johannes (1929-1937)

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  Paul Clarence Schulte (1937-1946)

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  George Joseph Donnelly (1946-1947)

Arms of Bishops of Kansas City in Kansas

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  George Joseph Donnelly (1947-1950)

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  Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1951-1952)

Arms of Archbishops of Kansas City in Kansas

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  Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1952-1969)

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  Ignatius Jerome Strecker (1969-1993)

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  James Patrick Keleher (1993-2005)

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  Joseph Fred Naumann (2005-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  Marion Francis Forst (1976-1986)

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