Diocese of Dodge City

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Bishop(s) Ronald Michael Gilmore, Bishop Stanley Girard Schlarman, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 19 May 1951 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Kansas Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 59,547 (23,000 Square Miles) Description: The Diocese comprises the following 28 counties in the state of Kansas: Barber, Barton, Clark, Commanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearney, Kiowa, Lane, Meade, Morton, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott, Seward, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Wichita. Conference Region: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: DOD Official Web Site: http://www.dcdiocese.org/ Mailing Address: 910 Central Avenue, Dodge City, KS 67801 Telephone: (620)227-1500 Fax: 227-1570

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Baptist Franz † (27 May 1951 Appointed - 8 Aug 1959 Appointed, Bishop of Peoria)
• Marion Francis Forst † (2 Jan 1960 Appointed - 16 Oct 1976 Resigned)
• Eugene John Gerber (16 Oct 1976 Appointed - 17 Nov 1982 Appointed, Bishop of Wichita)
• Stanley Girard Schlarman (1 Mar 1983 Appointed - 12 May 1998 Resigned)
• Ronald Michael Gilmore (12 May 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
19 May 1951	Erected	Diocese of Wichita	Diocese of Dodge City (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	32,128	211,865	15.2%	65	7	72	446			304	60	ap1967
1970	33,434	208,784	16.0%	67		67	499			266	60	ap1971
1976	33,585	207,462	16.2%	55	7	62	541		7	188	62	ap1977
1980	37,175	218,907	17.0%	53	7	60	619	1	8	190	60	ap1981
1990	39,208	207,700	18.9%	51	7	58	676	7	7	149	61	ap1991
1999	42,566	212,332	20.0%	48	2	50	851	4		128	51	ap2000
2000	42,566	212,332	20.0%	43	2	45	945	4	2	107	50	ap2001
2001	42,958	212,232	20.2%	41	1	42	1,022	10	1	105	48	ap2002
2002	42,958	222,676	19.3%	38	6	44	976	8	6	105	50	ap2003
2003	53,711	222,675	24.1%	33	8	41	1,310	8	8	101	50	ap2004
2004	60,554	222,676	27.2%	28	9	37	1,636	7	9	99	50	ap2005
2006	60,554	222,676	27.2%	31	8	39	1,552	8	9	92	49	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Marion Francis Forst † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1960 to 16 Oct 1976)
• John Baptist Franz † (Bishop: 27 May 1951 to 8 Aug 1959)
• Eugene John Gerber (Bishop: 16 Oct 1976 to 17 Nov 1982)
• Ronald Michael Gilmore (Bishop: 12 May 1998 - )
• Stanley Girard Schlarman (Bishop: 1 Mar 1983 to 12 May 1998)