Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY SAINT JOSEPH (Dioecesis Kansanopolitanae-Sancti Josephi)
Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Established: 1956 from the merger of the Diocese of Kansas City and the Diocese of Saint Joseph
Official blazon
Azure a bear passant argent above a cross botonny or; on a chief embattles or a crescent azure between two white lilies proper.
Origin/meaning
The arms combine elements from the arms of the two former dioceses. The chief and the two lilies are taken from the arms of the Diocese of Saint Joseph. The bear, crescent and cross are taken from the arms of the Diocese of Kansas City.
Bishops of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
Edwin Vincent O'Hara (1956)
John Patrick Cody (1956-1961)
Charles Herman Helmsing (1962-1977)
John Joseph Sullivan (1977-1993)
Raymond James Boland (1993-2005)
Robert William Finn (2005-2015)
James Vann Johnston (2015-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Joseph Mary Marling (1947-1956)
Joseph Vincent Sullivan (1967-1974)
George Kinzie Fitzsimons (1975-1984)
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