Roman Catholic Diocese of Leavenworth

History

• The future diocese was created on 19 July 1850 as Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, by Pope Pius IX.
• On 1857.01.06, it lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska, and the remainder was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kansas.
• On 22 May 1877, it was promoted as Diocese of Leavenworth, ceasing to be missionary and exempt.
• On 2 August 1887, it lost territories to establish the Dioceses of Wichita and the Concordia.
• On 29 May 1891, it was renamed as Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas / Civitatis Kansas.
• On 5 March 1897, it was finally renamed as Diocese of Leavenworth.
• On May 10, 1947, the diocese was suppressed and its territory used to establish the then Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

  Ordinaries

• John Baptiste Miège, Jesuits , died 1884
• Louis Mary Fink, Benedictine Order , Titular Bishop of Eucarpia, succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kansas

• Louis Mary Fink,

• Louis Mary Fink,
• Thomas Francis Lillis , later Titular Bishop of Cibyra Magna, Coadjutor Bishop and next Bishop of Kansas City
• John Chamberlain Ward
• Francis Johannes, previously Titular Bishop of Thasus & Coadjutor Bishop of Leavenworth
• Paul Clarence Schulte ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis and emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Elicroca
• George Joseph Donnelly, previously Titular Bishop of Cœla & Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis ; later first Bishop of successor diocese Kansas City

  Titular see

• Marion Francis Forst as emeritate; previously Bishop of Dodge City , Titular Bishop of Scala as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Kansas City
• Barry Christopher Knestout as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington ; next Bishop of Richmond
• Joel M. Konzen, S.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, USA.