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The first Catholic church was constructed in Wichita in 1872. The cathedral parish was founded in 1887. The present cathedral church was begun in 1906 and it was consecrated on September 19, 1912. [3] It was designed by Emmanuel Louis Masqueray. [4] Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore dedicated the church in the presence of 30 other Catholic ...
The first Catholic church in Wichita, St. Mary's, was dedicated in 1872. That same year, the first Catholic parish was organized in Hutchinson, holding its services in a granary. [10] The first resident pastor within the Wichita area was appointed in 1873. [11] The Diocese of Leavenworth, covering all of Kansas, was erected in 1877 by Pius IX.
Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (3 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The first Catholic newspaper was founded in Olathe, Kansas in 1882. [9] As the population of Kansas grew, Leo XIII in 1887 erected the Dioceses of Concordia and Wichita, taking territory from the Diocese of Leavenworth. [1] The pope made Fink the first bishop of the new Diocese of Leavenworth.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic cathedrals in Kansas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... (Wichita, Kansas) O. Cathedral of Our Lady of ...
Pages in category "Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Conception Abbey from 1908 postcard. Conception Abbey, site of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, [1] is a monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation.