Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 9, 1952.
The past archbishops of the archdiocese are:
- Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1952–1969)
- Ignatius Jerome Strecker (1969–1993)
- James Patrick Keleher (1993–2005)
- Joseph Fred Naumann (2005—)
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is part of a long line of diocese and vicariates covering the same area, namely:
- Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains (1850–1857)
- Vicariate Apostolic of Kansas (1857–1877)
- Diocese of Leavenworth (1877–1891)
- Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas (1891–1897)
- Diocese of Leavenworth (1897–1947)
- Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas (1947–1952)
- Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (1952—)
All of the former diocese were under the authority of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
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