Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kansanopolitana in Kansas | |
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Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle | |
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 21 Counties in Northeast Kansas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kansas City in Kansas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,524 sq mi (32,440 km2) |
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| Parishes | 120 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth; May 10, 1947 as the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception John Mary Vianney |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William Shawn McKnight |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Fred Naumann |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| archkck.org | |
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Kansanopolitana in Kansas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Kansas in the United States.
The archbishop's episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a metropolitan see. Its metropolitan archbishop oversees an ecclesiastical province with three suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Dodge City, Salina, and Wichita.