Finn is the only U.S. bishop to be convicted of the crime of failure to report a priest suspected of child sex abuse to government authorities. Bishop Gerald Vincke of the Diocese of Salina, Bishop John Brungardt of the Diocese of Dodge City, and Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City… He served as the Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau from 2008 to 2015. The current bishop is James Vann Johnston, Jr. The see city for the diocese is Kansas City, Missouri.

Bishop John Ward, known for his commitment to education, was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Leavenworth in 1911. He is the Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, led by Bishop James Johnston, brings the love of Christ to the 1.5 million+ people in the region. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (Latin: Dioecesis Kansanopolitanae–Sancti Josephi) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States. The cathedral parish is Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and its co-cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in St. Joseph, Missouri. Robert William Finn is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

James Vann Johnston Jr. (born October 16, 1959) is an American bishop of the Catholic Church.

Thomas Francis Lillis† (17 Sep 1904Appointed - 22 Mar 1910Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri) John Ward† (24 Nov 1910Appointed - 20 Apr 1929Died) Francis Johannes† (20 Apr 1929Succeeded - 13 Mar 1937Died) Paul Clarence Schulte† (29 May 1937Appointed - 20 Jul 1946Appointed, Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana) Pope Francis appointed Johnston to lead the Kansas City – St. Joseph diocese on September 15, 2015, and on November 4, 2015, the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, he was installed as Seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph. The goals for the key initiatives of our 10-year Mutually Shared Vision were updated in 2019. The archbishop's episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas. Bishop Thomas Lillis succeeded Bishop Fink in 1904 until he was named coadjutor bishop to the Kansas City, Missouri, diocese in 1910. As bishop, he led the Service of Lament on June 26, 2016 to pray for and offer its sincere apology to victims of sexual abuse, making 5 commitments to advance … He was formerly bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, where he served from May 24, 2005, until he was compelled to resign on April 21, 2015.