Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina (Latin: Dioecesis Salinensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirty-one counties in Kansas. The episcopal see is in Salina, Kansas. It was founded as the Diocese of Concordia on August 2, 1887 and on December 23, 1944, was renamed Diocese of Salina.

The bishops of the diocese are:

• Richard Scannell (1887-1891)
• John Francis Cunningham (1898-1919)
• Francis Joseph Tief (1920-1938)
• Francis Augustine Thill (1938–1957)
• Frederick William Freking (1957–1964)
• Cyril John Vogel (1965–1979)
• Daniel William Kucera (1980–1983)
• George Kinzie Fitzsimons (1984–2004)
• Paul Stagg Coakley (2004—)

[edit] High schools

• Sacred Heart High School, Salina
• St. John's Catholic High School, Beloit
• St. Xavier High School, Junction City
• Thomas More Prep-Marian, Hays
• Tipton Catholic High School, Tipton

[edit] External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina Home Page
•   "Diocese of Concordia (2)". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.