Diocese of

Dodge City

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Dodge City / Dodgepolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kansas City

Neighbouring Dioceses: Pueblo (ā†), Colorado Springs (ā†–), Salina (ā†—), Wichita (ā†’), Oklahoma City (ā†˜)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12), Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 9

Liturgical Calendar šŸ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: 910 Central Ave., Box 137, Dodge City, KS 67801, USA

Phone: +1 (620) 227-1500

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010幓12꜈15ę—„ ā€“ ...): Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt (67) Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Dodge City (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke (61) Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke (61)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 2021幓02꜈08ę—„ ā€“ 2022幓03꜈23ę—„)

Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt (67) Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt (67)
(2010幓12꜈15ę—„ ā€“ ...)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA)

Filled with compassion

Born: 1958幓07꜈10ę—„ (Salina, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest: 1998幓05꜈23ę—„
Consecrated Bishop: 2011幓02꜈02ę—„

Priest of Wichita (USA) (1998幓05꜈23ę—„ ā€“ 2010幓12꜈15ę—„)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (2010幓12꜈15ę—„ ā€“ ...)

Bishop Ronald Michael Gilmore (84) Bishop Ronald Michael Gilmore (84)
(1998幓05꜈12ę—„ ā€“ 2010幓12꜈15ę—„)

Bishop emeritus of Dodge City (USA)

Be still and know

Born: 1942幓04꜈23ę—„ (Pittsburg, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest: 1968幓06꜈07ę—„
Consecrated Bishop: 1998幓07꜈16ę—„

Priest of Wichita (USA) (1968幓06꜈07ę—„ ā€“ 1998幓05꜈12ę—„)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (1998幓05꜈12ę—„ ā€“ 2010幓12꜈15ę—„)

Bishop Stanley Girard Schlarman
(1983幓03꜈01ę—„ ā€“ 1998幓05꜈12ę—„)

Who Is A Rock But Our God

Born: 1933幓07꜈27ę—„ (Belleville, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest: 1958幓07꜈13ę—„
Consecrated Bishop: 1979幓05꜈14ę—„
Died: 2025幓04꜈28ę—„ (Mascoutah, IL, USA ā€  91)

Priest of Belleville (USA) (1958幓07꜈13ę—„ ā€“ 1979幓03꜈13ę—„)

Titular Bishop of Capri (1979幓03꜈13ę—„ ā€“ 1983幓03꜈01ę—„)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville (USA) (1979幓03꜈13ę—„ ā€“ 1983幓03꜈01ę—„)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (1983幓03꜈01ę—„ ā€“ 1998幓05꜈12ę—„)

Bishop Eugene John Gerber
(1976幓10꜈16ę—„ ā€“ 1982幓11꜈17ę—„)

Born: 1931幓04꜈30ę—„ (Kingman, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest: 1959幓05꜈19ę—„
Consecrated Bishop: 1976幓12꜈14ę—„
Died: 2018幓09꜈29ę—„ (Wichita, KS, USA ā€  87)

Priest of Wichita (USA) (1959幓05꜈19ę—„ ā€“ 1976幓10꜈16ę—„)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (1976幓10꜈16ę—„ ā€“ 1982幓11꜈17ę—„)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1982幓11꜈17ę—„ ā€“ 2001幓10꜈04ę—„)

Bishop Marion Francis Forst
(1960幓01꜈02ę—„ ā€“ 1976幓10꜈16ę—„)

Born: 1910幓09꜈03ę—„ (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest: 1934幓06꜈10ę—„
Consecrated Bishop: 1960幓03꜈24ę—„
Died: 2007幓06꜈02ę—„ (Olathe, KS, USA ā€  96)

Priest of Saint Louis (USA) (1934幓06꜈10ę—„ ā€“ 1960幓01꜈02ę—„)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (1960幓01꜈02ę—„ ā€“ 1976幓10꜈16ę—„)

Titular Bishop of Scala (1976幓10꜈16ę—„ ā€“ 1986幓12꜈23ę—„)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City (USA) (1976幓10꜈16ę—„ ā€“ 1986幓12꜈23ę—„)

Titular Bishop of Leavenworth (1995幓09꜈23ę—„ ā€“ 2007幓06꜈02ę—„)

Bishop John Baptist Franz
(1951幓05꜈27ę—„ ā€“ 1959幓08꜈08ę—„)

Fide et fortitudine

Born: 1896幓10꜈29ę—„ (Springfield, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest: 1920幓06꜈13ę—„
Consecrated Bishop: 1951幓08꜈29ę—„
Died: 1992幓07꜈03ę—„ (Peoria, IL, USA ā€  95)

Priest of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1920幓06꜈13ę—„ ā€“ 1951幓05꜈27ę—„)

Bishop of Dodge City (USA) (1951幓05꜈27ę—„ ā€“ 1959幓08꜈08ę—„)

Bishop of Peoria (USA) (1959幓08꜈08ę—„ ā€“ 1971幓05꜈24ę—„)

Special Churches

Churches by City (52)

Pueblo (ā†), Colorado Springs (ā†–), Salina (ā†—), Wichita (ā†’), Oklahoma City (ā†˜)

Statistics (2022幓12꜈31ę—„)

Area: 59,547 km2

Population: 54,672 Catholics (26.5% of 206,129 total)

Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes

Personnel: 35 priests (31 diocesan, 4 religious), 6 deacons, 39 religious (4 brothers, 35 sisters), 3 seminarians

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Last updated on 2026幓05꜈31ę—„

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