John Balthasar Brungardt
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John Balthasar Brungardt (born July 10, 1958) is the sixth Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
, Kansas
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Born in Salina, Kansas
, Brungardt was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
on May 23, 1998. On December 15, 2010, he was appointed bishop of the Dodge City Diocese and was ordained bishop on February 2, 2011.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.John B...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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Born in Salina, Kansas
Salina, Kansas
Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...
, Brungardt was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 2, 1887, and covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno,...
on May 23, 1998. On December 15, 2010, he was appointed bishop of the Dodge City Diocese and was ordained bishop on February 2, 2011.