Diocese of Salina

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Bishop(s) Paul Stagg Coakley, Bishop George Kinzie Fitzsimons, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 23 December 1944 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Kansas Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 69,087 (26,685 Square Miles) Description: Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Logan, Thomas, Rawlins, Decatur, Sheridan, Gove, Trego, Graham, Norton, Phillips, Rooks, Ellis, Russell, Osborne, Smith, Jewel, Mitchell, Lincoln, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Republic, Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, and Marshall Counties. Conference Region: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SAL Official Web Site: http://www.salinadiocese.org/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 980, 103 N. 9th, Salina, KS 67402-0980 Telephone: (785)827-8746 Fax: 827-6133

Historical Details

• Diocese of Concordia
  • Latin Name: Concordiensis
  • Erected: 2 August 1887
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
  • State: Kansas
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Miles: 26,685

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Richard Scannell † (9 Aug 1887 Appointed - 30 Jan 1891 Appointed, Bishop of Omaha, Nebraska)
• John Francis Cunningham † (14 May 1898 Appointed - 23 Jun 1919 Died)
• Francis Joseph Tief † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 11 Jun 1938 Resigned)
• Francis Augustine Thill † (24 Aug 1938 Appointed - 21 May 1957 Died)
• Frederick William Freking † (10 Oct 1957 Appointed - 30 Dec 1964 Appointed, Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin)
• Cyril John Vogel † (14 Apr 1965 Appointed - 4 Oct 1979 Died)
• Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. (5 Mar 1980 Appointed - 20 Dec 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa)
• George Kinzie Fitzsimons (28 Mar 1984 Appointed - 21 Oct 2004 Retired)
• Paul Stagg Coakley (21 Oct 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Concordia
2 August 1887	Erected	Diocese of Leavenworth	Diocese of Concordia (erected)
1 July 1897	Territory Added	Diocese of Leavenworth	Diocese of Concordia (Counties of Washington, Clay, Riley, Geary, and Dickinson)
Diocese of Salina
23 December 1944	Name Changed	Diocese of Concordia	Diocese of Salina

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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
Diocese of Concordia
Diocese of Salina
1950	40,848	316,821	12.9%	80	40	120	340		44	500	99	ap1951
1966	57,496	336,219	17.1%	92	55	147	391		50	546	101	ap1967
1970	58,211	336,725	17.3%	85	51	136	428		55	477	100	ap1971
1976	58,475	331,841	17.6%	69	40	109	536		45	394	98	ap1977
1980	60,145	327,903	18.3%	67	36	103	583		41	345	98	ap1981
1990	58,696	336,600	17.4%	61	25	86	682		27	280	95	ap1991
1999	51,779	321,132	16.1%	70	15	85	609		1	221	92	ap2000
2000	49,058	320,475	15.3%	64	16	80	613		16	212	92	ap2001
2001	50,113	318,359	15.7%	67	11	78	642		12	222	92	ap2002
2002	49,246	325,112	15.1%	66	3	69	713		3	211	92	ap2003
2003	48,510	325,112	14.9%	66	14	80	606		14	205	92	ap2004
2004	46,737	318,145	14.7%	64	10	74	631		10	198	88	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul Stagg Coakley (Bishop: 21 Oct 2004 - )
• George Kinzie Fitzsimons (Bishop: 28 Mar 1984 to 21 Oct 2004)
• Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. (Bishop: 5 Mar 1980 to 20 Dec 1983)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• John Francis Cunningham † (Bishop: 14 May 1898 to 23 Jun 1919)
• Frederick William Freking † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1957 to 30 Dec 1964)
• John Joseph Hennessy † (Apostolic Administrator: 1891 to May 1898)
• Richard Scannell † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1887 to 30 Jan 1891)
• Francis Augustine Thill † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1938 to 21 May 1957)
• Francis Joseph Tief † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 11 Jun 1938)
• Cyril John Vogel † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1965 to 4 Oct 1979)