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Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Led by Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. (2015-present)
Diocese founded August 29, 1956, combining the Diocese of St. Joseph (founded March 3, 1868) and the Diocese of Kansas City (founded September 10, 1880)
Comprised of 27 counties in the State of Missouri
Home to more than 150,000 Catholics
Settled by French fur traders and merchants, the growth in Catholicism was bolstered by an influx of Irish and German immigrants in the early 19th century, followed by an increase in Italian immigrants in the late 19th century. These legacies continue today, while the diocese is also home to strong Hispanic, Vietnamese and Black Catholic communities as well as a variety of African cultures.
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Led by Archbishop Shawn McKnight (2025-present)
Diocese founded May 22, 1877 (original see city in Leavenworth until 1947 when it moved to Kansas City, Kansas)
Comprised of 21 counties and 107 parishes in the State of Kansas
Home to more than 181,000 Catholics
In 1823, a group of Jesuits from White Marsh, Maryland, established a seminary in Florrisant, Missouri, and began missionary work in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. This led to more than 50 years of growth of a Catholic community in Eastern Kansas and in 1952, Kansas was made an ecclesiastical province with Kansas City, Kansas.
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