Roman Catholic Diocese of Leavenworth

The Diocese of Leavenworth was a Latin Church former diocese and present titular see originally in and around Kansas, in the midwestern United States.

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 6 January 1857, 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 [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Kansas City in Kansas|Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas].

Ordinaries

; Apostolic Vicar of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains

John Baptiste Miège, Jesuits, Titular Bishop of Messene

; Apostolic Vicars of Kansas

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

; Suffragan Bishop of Leavenworth

Louis Mary Fink,

; Suffragan Bishop of Kansas City, Kansas

Louis Mary Fink,

; Suffragan Bishops of Leavenworth

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

In 1995, the Diocese was nominally restored as a Latin rite titular bishopric of Leavenworth.
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank:

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.